Grammar Notes: ### Sentence: La photo montre deux personnes avec des produits de boulangerie dans une petite ville allemande. 1. La: This is a definite article meaning "the." It is used with feminine singular nouns. - Example: La maison (The house). 2. Photo: This is a feminine noun meaning "photo" or "picture." - Example: Une photo (A photo). 3. Montre: This is the third person singular form of the verb montrer (to show) in the present tense. - Infinitive: montrer. - Example: Elle montre (She shows). 4. Deux: This is a numeral meaning "two." - Example: Deux livres (Two books). 5. Personnes: This is the plural form of the noun personne (person), meaning "people." - Example: Trois personnes (Three people). 6. Avec: This is a preposition meaning "with." - Example: Avec toi (With you). 7. Des: This is a partitive article meaning "some." It is the contraction of de + les used before plural nouns. - Example: Des amis (Some friends). 8. Produits: This is the plural form of the noun produit (product). - Example: Des produits frais (Fresh products). 9. De: This is a preposition meaning "of" or "from." - Example: Un verre de vin (A glass of wine). 10. Boulangerie: This is a feminine noun meaning "bakery." - Example: La boulangerie (The bakery). 11. Dans: This is a preposition meaning "in" or "inside." - Example: Dans la maison (In the house). 12. Une: This is an indefinite article meaning "a" or "an." It is used with feminine singular nouns. - Example: Une voiture (A car). 13. Petite: This is an adjective meaning "small" or "little." It agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies. - Example: Une petite fille (A little girl). 14. Ville: This is a feminine noun meaning "town" or "city." - Example: La ville (The city). 15. Allemande: This is an adjective meaning "German." It agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies. - Example: Une voiture allemande (A German car). ### Grammar Tip: In French, adjectives usually follow the noun they modify and must agree with the noun in gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural). For example, petite is used because ville is feminine and singular. ### Related Words: 1. Montrer: Other forms include montre (shows), montrant (showing), and montré (shown). - Example: Je montre (I show). 2. Ville: Related words include village (village), citadin (city-dweller), and urbain (urban). - Example: Un village (A village). 3. Petit/Petite: The masculine form is petit. - Example: Un petit garçon (A little boy). |
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