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Spanish Text:
Esta imagen muestra escarpados acantilados y casas junto al océano en Madeira.

English Translation:
This image shows steep cliffs and houses by the ocean in Madeira.

Grammar Notes:
"Esta imagen muestra escarpados acantilados y casas junto al océano en Madeira."

### Breaking Down the Sentence

1. Esta: This word is a demonstrative adjective, meaning "this." It is used here to modify the noun "imagen." The feminine form "esta" is used because "imagen" (image) is a feminine noun.

2. Imagen: This is a noun meaning "image" or "picture." The word is feminine, which is why "esta" is used instead of "este" (the masculine form).

3. Muestra: This is a verb meaning "shows" or "demonstrates." It comes from the infinitive verb "mostrar," which means "to show." The form "muestra" is the third-person singular present tense, referring to what the image is doing.

4. Escarpados: This word is an adjective meaning "steep" or "rugged." It is in the masculine plural form because it describes "acantilados" (cliffs), which is a masculine plural noun.

5. Acantilados: This noun means "cliffs." It is a masculine plural noun, which is why the adjective "escarpados" is also in the masculine plural form.

6. Y: This is the conjunction "and," used to connect two nouns or phrases in a sentence.

7. Casas: This noun means "houses." It is feminine and plural. In this sentence, it is part of the compound subject connected by "y."

8. Junto: This word means "next to" or "beside." It is often used with the preposition "a" to indicate proximity.

9. Al: This is a contraction of the preposition "a" (meaning "to" or "at") and the definite article "el" (meaning "the"). Together, "al" means "to the" or "at the." In this context, it connects "junto" to "océano."

10. Océano: This is a noun meaning "ocean." It is masculine, which is why the article "el" (in the contraction "al") is used.

11. En: This preposition means "in" or "on." It indicates location in this sentence, specifying where the cliffs and houses are situated.

12. Madeira: This is a proper noun referring to the island of Madeira, a region of Portugal. In this context, "Madeira" is the location mentioned.

### General Grammar Tip

When describing a scene or an image in Spanish, the order of adjectives and nouns generally follows a similar pattern to English, but it’s important to match the gender and number of the adjectives with the nouns they modify. For example, "escarpados acantilados" uses the plural form "escarpados" to match "acantilados," while "esta imagen" matches the feminine noun "imagen" with the feminine adjective "esta."

### Related Words

- Mostrar (to show) – Another form of "muestra."
- Al lado de (next to, beside) – A phrase similar to "junto al," often used to indicate proximity.
- Rocoso (rocky) – An adjective that could describe similar landscapes.
- Costa (coast) – A related noun that could describe areas next to the ocean, similar to "acantilados" but broader.

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