ellenáll

Ellenáll is a Hungarian verb meaning to resist or to withstand. It denotes opposing or withstanding a force, pressure, temptation, or authority, and can describe both physical resistance and more abstract defiance, such as political or moral opposition. In usage, ellenáll typically governs a following noun in the dative case, for example: ellenáll a kísértésnek (resists temptation) or ellenáll a nyomásnak (withstands the pressure).

Conjugation and forms: in the present tense the forms are: én ellenállok, te ellenállsz, ő ellenáll, mi ellenállunk, ti ellenálltok, ők ellenállnak. Past tense: ellenálltam, ellenálltál, ellenállt, ellenálltunk, ellenálltatok, ellenálltak. Imperative: ellenállj! The past participle is ellenálló, used as an adjective meaning resistant, and the related noun ellenállás means resistance or the act of resisting.

Etymology and related forms: ellenáll is built from the prefix ellen- meaning against and the verb áll (to stand), literally “to stand against.” Related forms include ellenálló (adjective: resistant) and ellenállás (noun: resistance). In electronics Hungarian uses ellenállás to denote electrical resistance or a resistor.

Usage notes: ellenáll often emphasizes active opposition or endurance against external forces, rather than simply resisting in a passive sense. It can be contrasted with küzdeni (to struggle) or feladni (to give up), depending on nuance.