El administrador llegó después.

The property administrator arrived afterwards.

Breakdown of El administrador llegó después.

• después: afterwards
• llegar: to arrive
• el administrador: the property administrator

Questions & Answers about El administrador llegó después.

Why is it el administrador and not just administrador?

In Spanish, it is very common to use the definite article with a job title or role when referring to a specific person: el administrador = the administrator.

So this sentence is talking about a particular administrator, not just any administrator.

• El administrador llegó después. = The administrator arrived later/afterwards.
• Un administrador llegó después. would mean An administrator arrived later.

Why is administrador masculine?

Administrador is a masculine noun, and it usually refers to a male administrator. That is why it uses el.

If you were referring to a female administrator, in standard Spanish you would usually say:

• La administradora llegó después.

So the article and the noun ending both match the gender of the person being described.

What does llegó mean exactly?

Llegó is the preterite form of the verb llegar, which means to arrive.

Here it means:

• he arrived
• she arrived
• it arrived
• or the administrator arrived

Because Spanish verbs change depending on the subject, you do not need to say a subject pronoun like he.

Why does llegó have an accent mark?