Word
Después del mandato, decidió dimitir y dejar de gobernar.
Meaning
After the term, she decided to resign and stop governing.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Después del mandato, decidió dimitir y dejar de gobernar.
después de
after
y
and
decidir
to decide
dejar de
to stop
Questions & Answers about Después del mandato, decidió dimitir y dejar de gobernar.
Why is it del mandato and not de el mandato?
Because de + el contracts to del in Spanish.
So:
- después de el mandato → incorrect
- después del mandato → correct
This contraction happens whenever de is followed by the masculine singular article el.
A similar contraction is:
- a + el → al
One important exception: if El is part of a proper name, it does not contract, for example de El Escorial.
What does mandato mean here?
Here, mandato means a term in office or period of rule/administration, especially in a political context.
So después del mandato means something like:
- after the term in office
- after the administration
- after the period of rule
It does not usually mean a spoken command here, even though mandato can also mean mandate in other contexts.
Why is después followed by de?