Annak ellenére, hogy lejár a benyújtási határidő, készen vagyunk.

It is a fixed expression meaning despite the fact that, even though, or in spite of the fact that.

It introduces a subordinate clause:

• Annak ellenére, hogy... = Even though...
• main clause follows after that

So the structure is:

Annak ellenére, hogy + clause, main clause

It is a little more explicit and slightly heavier in style than simply using bár.

In this pattern, annak is part of the standard expression annak ellenére, hogy. It points forward to the clause introduced by hogy.

So:

• annak ellenére, hogy... = correct
• ellenére, hogy... = not the normal full form here

If you want a shorter version, you would usually switch to a different structure, for example:

• Bár lejár a benyújtási határidő, készen vagyunk.

With things like deadlines, documents, subscriptions, permits, and terms, lejár means:

• expires
• runs out
• is up
• comes to an end

So lejár a határidő means the deadline expires / the deadline is up.

A useful warning: it does not literally mean is approaching. If you want is approaching, Hungarian would more naturally use közeleg.

Hungarian often uses the present tense for scheduled, expected, or near-future events.

So lejár a benyújtási határidő can correspond to English:

• the submission deadline expires
• the submission deadline is up
• the submission deadline will expire

The exact English choice depends on context, but the Hungarian present tense is completely normal here.

Because Hungarian word order is flexible and depends a lot on topic and focus, not just basic subject-verb order.

Both are grammatical, but they feel slightly different:

• Lejár a benyújtási határidő
  This presents the event itself: the deadline is expiring / running out.
• A benyújtási határidő lejár
  This makes the submission deadline more clearly the topic.

In this sentence, the verb-first order sounds natural because the clause is presenting what is happening, rather than discussing the deadline as an already established topic.

It is made from:

• benyújt = to submit
• benyújtás = submission
• benyújtási = submission-related / for submission
• határidő = deadline

So benyújtási határidő literally means something like submission-related deadline, which in natural English is submission deadline.

This is a very common Hungarian pattern:

verb → noun in -ás/-és → adjective in -i → noun

For example:

• indulás = departure
• indulási idő = departure time

Because it refers to a specific, identifiable deadline.

Hungarian uses the definite article when the speaker assumes the listener knows which thing is meant. So here:

• a benyújtási határidő = the submission deadline

If it were an unspecified one, you would expect egy instead.

Yes, both are possible, but there is a nuance difference.

• készek vagyunk = we are ready / prepared
• készen vagyunk = we are ready / all set / finished with the preparations

In other words, készen vagyunk often suggests that the work needed to get ready has already been completed.

So in this sentence, készen vagyunk sounds a bit like:

• we’re all set
• we’re ready now
• we’ve got everything prepared

Because Hungarian usually leaves out subject pronouns when the verb ending already shows the person.

Here, vagyunk already means we are, so mi is unnecessary unless you want emphasis or contrast.

For example:

• Készen vagyunk. = We are ready.
• Mi készen vagyunk, de ők még nem. = We are ready, but they aren’t yet.

So omitting mi is the normal choice.

The commas mark the subordinate clause.

• one comma appears before hogy in the expression annak ellenére, hogy
• another comma separates the fronted subordinate clause from the main clause

So the structure is:

[subordinate clause], [main clause]

That is standard Hungarian punctuation.

Yes. A shorter and very common alternative is:

Bár lejár a benyújtási határidő, készen vagyunk.

Here bár means although / even though.

Compared with annak ellenére, hogy, bár is:

• shorter
• lighter
• often more conversational

Meanwhile, annak ellenére, hogy sounds a bit more explicit and slightly more formal or written.