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?