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C'est la rue la plus étroite du quartier.

C'est la rue la plus étroite du quartier.
It is the narrowest street in the neighborhood.
From Lesson 119:Superlative adjectives (le plus, le moins)·French

Questions & Answers about C'est la rue la plus étroite du quartier.

Why are there two la's in this sentence (la rue la plus...)?
In French, when an adjective comes after the noun, you have to repeat the definite article for the superlative. You need the first la for the noun (la rue) and the second la to build the superlative (la plus étroite - the narrowest).
Why does it say du quartier instead of using dans (in)?
In English, we say "the narrowest street in the neighborhood." But in French, superlatives always use the preposition de (of) to state the group or place you are comparing to. Because quartier is masculine, de + le contracts to become du.
Do I pronounce the "s" at the end of plus in this sentence?
Yes, you do! Because the next word (étroite) starts with a vowel, you must make a spoken link between the two words (a liaison). The "s" in plus is pronounced like a "z" here, so it sounds like "plu-z-étroite".
Could I put the superlative before the noun, like la plus étroite rue?
No. In French, étroit (narrow) is an adjective that normally goes after the noun. When you turn it into a superlative, it stays in its normal position, which is why we say la rue la plus étroite. Only adjectives that normally go before the noun (like good, bad, big, small) will have their superlative before the noun.

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