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French Text:
L'image montre deux côtés. La gauche est sombre, avec des éclairs et des arbres dénudés. La droite est lumineuse, avec de l'herbe verte et des fleurs.

English Translation:
The picture shows two sides. The left is dark with lightning and bare trees. The right is bright with green grass and flowers.

Grammar Notes:
Grammar and Word Explanation:

1. L'image
- Meaning: The image
- Grammar: Definite article "la" (the) + feminine noun "image" (image). The article "la" contracts to "l'" before a vowel.
- Infinitive: N/A (article + noun combination)

2. montre
- Meaning: shows
- Grammar: Verb in the present tense, third person singular (il/elle/on montre).
- Infinitive: montrer (to show)

3. deux
- Meaning: two
- Grammar: Cardinal number, invariable.
- Infinitive: N/A (number)

4. côtés
- Meaning: sides
- Grammar: Masculine plural noun.
- Infinitive: N/A (noun)

5. La
- Meaning: The
- Grammar: Definite article, feminine singular.
- Infinitive: N/A (article)

6. gauche
- Meaning: left
- Grammar: Feminine singular noun.
- Infinitive: N/A (noun)

7. est
- Meaning: is
- Grammar: Verb in the present tense, third person singular (être).
- Infinitive: être (to be)

8. sombre
- Meaning: dark
- Grammar: Adjective, singular form (masculine and feminine are the same).
- Infinitive: N/A (adjective)

9. avec
- Meaning: with
- Grammar: Preposition.
- Infinitive: N/A (preposition)

10. des
- Meaning: some
- Grammar: Partitive article, plural (used before plural nouns).
- Infinitive: N/A (article)

11. éclairs
- Meaning: lightning
- Grammar: Masculine plural noun.
- Infinitive: N/A (noun)

12. et
- Meaning: and
- Grammar: Coordinating conjunction.
- Infinitive: N/A (conjunction)

13. des
- Meaning: some
- Grammar: Partitive article, plural.
- Infinitive: N/A (article)

14. arbres
- Meaning: trees
- Grammar: Masculine plural noun.
- Infinitive: N/A (noun)

15. dénudés
- Meaning: bare
- Grammar: Adjective, masculine plural form.
- Infinitive: dénuder (to strip/bare)

16. La
- Meaning: The
- Grammar: Definite article, feminine singular.
- Infinitive: N/A (article)

17. droite
- Meaning: right
- Grammar: Feminine singular noun.
- Infinitive: N/A (noun)

18. est
- Meaning: is
- Grammar: Verb in the present tense, third person singular (être).
- Infinitive: être (to be)

19. lumineuse
- Meaning: bright
- Grammar: Adjective, feminine singular form.
- Infinitive: N/A (adjective)

20. avec
- Meaning: with
- Grammar: Preposition.
- Infinitive: N/A (preposition)

21. de l'herbe
- Meaning: some grass
- Grammar: Partitive article "de" + definite article "l'" + feminine noun "herbe."
- Infinitive: N/A (article + noun combination)

22. verte
- Meaning: green
- Grammar: Adjective, feminine singular form.
- Infinitive: N/A (adjective)

23. et
- Meaning: and
- Grammar: Coordinating conjunction.
- Infinitive: N/A (conjunction)

24. des
- Meaning: some
- Grammar: Partitive article, plural.
- Infinitive: N/A (article)

25. fleurs
- Meaning: flowers
- Grammar: Feminine plural noun.
- Infinitive: N/A (noun)

General Grammar Tip:
In French, adjectives usually agree in gender (masculine/feminine) and number (singular/plural) with the noun they describe. For example, "sombre" (dark) remains the same for both masculine and feminine singular, but "dénudés" (bare) changes to "dénudées" for feminine plural. Similarly, "verte" (green) is feminine singular, while "verts" would be masculine plural.

Related Words:
- clair (bright/clear) – opposite of "sombre"
- feuilles (leaves) – related to "arbres" (trees)
- ciel (sky) – often associated with "éclairs" (lightning)
- soleil (sun) – related to "lumineuse" (bright)
- pluie (rain) – often associated with "éclairs" (lightning)

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