La mejora exige tiempo.

Improvement requires time.

Breakdown of La mejora exige tiempo.

• el tiempo: the time
• exigir: to require
• la mejora: the improvement

Questions & Answers about La mejora exige tiempo.

Why is there la in La mejora?

Because mejora is being used as a noun: improvement. In Spanish, general or abstract nouns often take the definite article.

So La mejora exige tiempo literally looks like:

• La mejora = the improvement / improvement
• exige = requires
• tiempo = time

Even though English often says just improvement with no article, Spanish commonly uses la in this kind of general statement.

What exactly is mejora here?

Here, mejora is a noun meaning improvement.

It comes from the verb mejorar, which means to improve or to get better.

So compare:

• La mejora exige tiempo. = Improvement requires time.
• Mejorar exige tiempo. = Improving takes time.

Both are possible, but the original sentence uses the noun form.

Is mejora feminine? How can I tell?