La expectativa del gerente es alta.

The manager's expectation is high.

Breakdown of La expectativa del gerente es alta.

• ser: to be
• del: of the
• alto: high
• el gerente: the manager

Questions & Answers about La expectativa del gerente es alta.

Why is it del gerente and not de el gerente?

Because del is the standard contraction of de + el in Spanish.

• de + el gerente → del gerente
• This contraction is required in normal Spanish.

One important exception:

• If el is part of a proper name, you do not contract it.
• Example: de El Salvador, not del Salvador

So in this sentence, del gerente simply means of the manager.

Why does the sentence start with La?

La is the definite article, meaning the.

It is used because expectativa is:

• a noun
• feminine
• singular

So:

• la expectativa = the expectation

Spanish nouns usually need an article more often than English nouns do, so La expectativa sounds natural and complete.

Why is it la expectativa and alta, not el expectativa and alto?