Breakdown of La spiaggia di Venezia è la più affollata e la più sporca.
essere
to be
e
and
di
of, from
Venezia
Venice
la spiaggia
beach
più
more / anymore (with 'non')
affollato
crowded
sporco
dirty
Questions & Answers about La spiaggia di Venezia è la più affollata e la più sporca.
Why do we use la before più affollata instead of just saying più affollata?
Adding the definite article (il, la, i, or le) before più turns a comparison into a "relative superlative" (meaning the most). Without the la, più affollata just means "more crowded." By saying la più affollata, you are saying it is "the most crowded."
Do I really need to repeat la più before the second adjective, sporca?
Why do the adjectives affollata and sporca both end in -a here?
Even though they are part of a superlative phrase, they are still just adjectives describing a noun. They must agree in gender and number with la spiaggia (the beach), which is feminine and singular. That is why the base words affollato and sporco change to end in -a.
Why does the sentence use di Venezia to say "in Venice"?
To show that a specific landmark or feature belongs to a city, Italian uses the preposition di (of). So, la spiaggia di Venezia literally translates to "the beach of Venice." Using in here wouldn't sound natural because you are identifying the beach's "owner" rather than just saying an action is happening inside the city.
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