Leálltál

Leálltál is a Hungarian verb form meaning “you stopped.” It is the second person singular past tense form of the verb leállni, which means to stop, cease, or come to a halt. Leállni is used to describe a cessation of movement, activity, or operation and is typically intransitive, though related forms like leállítani (to stop something) are transitive.

Etymology and morphology: the verb leállni consists of the prefix le- attached to állni (to stand). The prefix conveys cessation or ending. The past tense forms are built on the stem leállt- with personal endings: leálltam (I stopped), leálltál (you stopped), leállt (he/she stopped), leálltunk, leálltatok, leálltak. The word leálltál specifically marks second person singular and can appear in questions or statements about past actions.

Usage: leálltál is commonly used to ask or state why someone stopped an action or to refer to a halted process. Examples include “Miért álltál le?” (Why did you stop?) and “A motor leállt.” (The engine stopped.) The form can appear in everyday conversation as well as in narrative writing when the speaker directly addresses another person in the past tense.

Related forms: leállítás (shutdown, cessation), leállítani (to stop something), and leálló (stopping/halting, as an adjective). These derivatives expand the same semantic field of ceasing or stopping activities, processes, or operations.