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Spanish Text:
Esta imagen muestra a un hombre y una mujer dándose la mano.

English Translation:
This image shows a man and a woman shaking hands.

Grammar Notes:
"Esta imagen muestra a un hombre y una mujer dándose la mano."

### Word-by-word breakdown:

1. Esta – This is a demonstrative adjective that means "this" and agrees with feminine singular nouns. Here, it refers to "imagen," which is feminine.
- Related: *este* (masculine), *estos* (masculine plural), *estas* (feminine plural).

2. imagen – This is a noun meaning "image" or "picture." It is feminine, which is why "esta" is used to describe it.

3. muestra – This is the verb meaning "shows" or "demonstrates," coming from the infinitive mostrar (to show). It is conjugated in the third-person singular present tense because the subject is "esta imagen."

4. a – This is a preposition often used to introduce an indirect object. Here it introduces the people being shown: "a un hombre y una mujer." It's commonly used before people or animals in Spanish (called the personal "a").

5. un – This is an indefinite article meaning "a" or "one." It’s used for masculine singular nouns like "hombre."

6. hombre – This is a noun meaning "man." It’s masculine and singular.

7. y – This is a conjunction meaning "and." It links "un hombre" and "una mujer."

8. una – This is another indefinite article but for feminine nouns, meaning "a" or "one." It matches "mujer."

9. mujer – This is a noun meaning "woman." It’s feminine and singular.

10. dándose – This is a reflexive form of the verb dar (to give). "Dándose" is a combination of the verb's gerund form dando (giving) and the reflexive pronoun se (themselves). It means "giving each other" in this context.

11. la – This is a definite article meaning "the." It’s used for feminine singular nouns and agrees with "mano" (hand).

12. mano – This is a noun meaning "hand." Although "mano" ends in "o," it is an irregular feminine noun, so "la" is used as the article.

### General grammar tip:

When using reflexive verbs like "darse" (to give each other), the reflexive pronouns (me, te, se, nos, os, se) show that the action is being done to oneself or between the people involved. In this case, "dándose" reflects that the man and woman are giving each other their hands.

### Related words:
- Mostrando (from mostrar) – meaning "showing," is the gerund form and could be used in a sentence describing an ongoing action, just like "dando."

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