përballon

Përballon is an Albanian transitive verb meaning to confront, face, or oppose something or someone. It is used to describe the act of dealing with a challenge, an opponent, or a difficult situation, as well as more general acts of facing or coping with circumstances. The sense can be literal or figurative, as when someone faces an obstacle, an argument, or a set of problems.

Grammatical notes: The verb takes a direct object. The form përballon shown in many references is the third-person singular present indicative. The infinitive is përballoj, and the past participle is përballuar, which is used with auxiliary verbs to form perfect tenses (kam përballuar, kemi përballuar, etc.). A related noun is përballje, which denotes a confrontation or the act of facing off, while an adjective form such as përballues can describe something that is bearable or capable of being faced.

Usage examples: Ai përballon sfidat me besim. Ne duhet të përballojmë krizat me maturi. In sports, politics, and public discourse, the verb is commonly used to describe facing opponents, challenges, or controversial issues.

See also: përballje, përballues. The term is part of standard Albanian verb morphology and is widely used in both formal writing and everyday speech to convey the act of facing or confronting something head-on.