Ellenálljanak

Ellenálljanak is a conjugated form of the Hungarian verb ellenállni, which means to resist or withstand. It is used as a jussive present subjunctive form in the third-person plural, signaling a wish, exhortation, or conditional demand directed at “they.”

Grammatical notes: It belongs to the present subjunctive mood. The full present-subjunctive paradigm of ellenállni is: 1st person singular ellenálljak; 2nd person singular ellenállj; 3rd person singular ellenálljon; 1st person plural ellenálljunk; 2nd person plural ellenálljatok; 3rd person plural ellenálljanak.

Usage: In Hungarian, this form often appears with the particle hadd to express an exhortation like “Let them resist.” It can occur in indirect speech, formal writing, or quoted commands. Examples: Hadd ellenálljanak a támadásnak. Hadd ellenálljanak a kísértésnek.

Etymology and form: The word is built from the prefix ellen- meaning against and the verb állni meaning to stand, with the infinitive form ellenállni. The form ellenálljanak follows the standard pattern for the 3rd-person plural present subjunctive in Hungarian.

See also: ellenállni, ellenállás, subjunctive mood in Hungarian.