Breakdown of La cascada es la más alta del mundo.
ser
to be
alto
tall / high
del
from the / of the
más
more
la
the (feminine)
el mundo
the world
la cascada
the waterfall
Questions & Answers about La cascada es la más alta del mundo.
How does la más alta translate to 'the tallest'?
In Spanish, you say 'the most' or 'the [adjective]-est' by putting a definite article (el, la, los, or las) before más and the adjective. Since 'high' or 'tall' is alta, la más alta literally means 'the most high' or 'the tallest'.
Why is there a second la right before más alta?
Why use del mundo instead of en el mundo for 'in the world'?
When Spanish uses superlatives to single something out from a group or place, it uses the preposition de (of) instead of en (in). So, instead of saying it is the tallest 'in' the world, Spanish says it is the tallest 'of' the world.
Where does the word del come from?
del is a required contraction in Spanish. Whenever the preposition de (of) is followed directly by the masculine article el (the), they merge to form del. Here, de + el mundo becomes del mundo.
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