cada palabra del mundo
/kada palabɾa del mundo/from spelling rules
The English phrase "every word in the world" is translated into Spanish as cada palabra del mundo.
All the words that exist in every language.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of cada (each/every), palabra (word), del (of the) and mundo (world).
Which one should you use?
While cada palabra del mundo focuses on "every single word" (singular), todas las palabras del mundo is the equivalent way to say "all the words in the world" (plural).
How does it change in a sentence?
The word cada is used with the singular noun palabra to express "every" or "each" in Spanish.
Did you know?
- While mundo means 'world', it comes from the Latin mundus, which originally meant 'clean' or 'elegant'. This reflected a philosophical view of the cosmos as a perfectly ordered system.
- The word palabra is often used in the phrase dar mi palabra, meaning 'to give my word'. In Spanish culture, this is a powerful pledge of honor that historically carried as much weight as a legal contract.
Examples in context
- El cocheCar
- La casaHouse
- El amigo / La amigaFriend
- El aguaWater
- El libroBook
- Ella parece conocer cada palabra del mundo.She seems to know every word in the world.
Example conversation
Sofía and Javier are discussing her passion for linguistics.
- SofíaMe encanta estudiar nuevos idiomas.I love studying new languages.
- Javier¡Vaya! Quieres saber cada palabra del mundo.Wow! You want to know every word in the world.
- SofíaEso sería un sueño para mí.That would be a dream for me.
- JavierEres una persona muy ambiciosa, Sofía.You are a very ambitious person, Sofía.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cada, del, mundo, palabra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
