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El éxito requiere mucho esfuerzo.

El éxito requiere mucho esfuerzo.
Success requires a lot of effort.
From Lesson 89:Continuing actions (seguir + gerundio)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about El éxito requiere mucho esfuerzo.

Doesn't éxito mean "exit"?
No, éxito is a classic false friend. It actually means success. If you want to say "exit", you would use the word salida.
Why is there an El before éxito when the English translation is just "Success"?
In Spanish, when you talk about an abstract concept in a general sense, like success or love, you must use a definite article. Since éxito is a masculine noun, we use el.
Why is the verb spelled requiere instead of "requere"?
The verb requerir (to require) is a stem-changing verb. In the present tense, the e in the root changes to ie for most subjects. Because el éxito is a singular "it" subject, the verb takes the matching requiere form.
Could I say muchos esfuerzos here?
You could, but it changes the meaning. Mucho esfuerzo means "a lot of effort" as a general, uncountable concept, which sounds best here. Using muchos esfuerzos translates to "many efforts", which sounds like you are counting specific, separate attempts.

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