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French Text:
Cette image montre un ciel nocturne coloré avec des étoiles au-dessus d'une forêt au bord d'un lac.

English Translation:
This image shows a colourful night sky with stars over a forest by a lake.

Grammar Notes:
### Sentence: *Cette image montre un ciel nocturne coloré avec des étoiles au-dessus d'une forêt au bord d'un lac.*

#### Grammar and Vocabulary Breakdown

1. Cette
- Determiner: Feminine singular demonstrative adjective meaning "this" or "that."
- Matches the gender of *image* (feminine).

2. image
- Noun: Feminine singular meaning "image" or "picture."
- Gender: Feminine.

3. montre
- Verb: Third person singular present tense of *montrer* (to show).
- Translation: "Shows."

4. un
- Article: Masculine singular indefinite article meaning "a" or "an."

5. ciel
- Noun: Masculine singular meaning "sky."
- Gender: Masculine.

6. nocturne
- Adjective: "Nocturnal" or "nighttime."
- Matches the gender and number of *ciel* (masculine singular).

7. coloré
- Adjective: "Colored" or "colorful."
- Matches the gender and number of *ciel* (masculine singular).

8. avec
- Preposition: "With."

9. des
- Article: Plural indefinite article meaning "some."
- Used before plural nouns like *étoiles.*

10. étoiles
- Noun: Feminine plural meaning "stars."
- Singular form: *étoile.*
- Gender: Feminine.

11. au-dessus
- Adverbial phrase: "Above" or "over."

12. d'une
- *de* (preposition): "Of."
- Contracts with *une* (feminine singular indefinite article) to form *d'une.*
- Translation: "Of a."

13. forêt
- Noun: Feminine singular meaning "forest."
- Gender: Feminine.

14. au bord
- Prepositional phrase: "At the edge" or "on the shore."
- *au* is a contraction of *à* (at) + *le* (the, masculine).

15. d'un
- *de* (preposition): "Of."
- Contracts with *un* (masculine singular indefinite article) to form *d'un.*
- Translation: "Of a."

16. lac
- Noun: Masculine singular meaning "lake."
- Gender: Masculine.

#### General Grammar Tip

French adjectives must agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify. For example, *nocturne* and *coloré* agree with *ciel* (masculine singular). Articles like *un* and *d'une* also reflect the gender of the nouns they precede. Note the frequent use of contractions (*au, d'un, d'une*), which simplify prepositions + articles.

#### Related Words and Expressions

1. Coucher de soleil (*Sunset*):
- Example: *Cette image montre un coucher de soleil magnifique.*
- "This image shows a magnificent sunset."

2. Étoilé (*Starry*):
- Example: *Le ciel étoilé est magnifique ce soir.*
- "The starry sky is beautiful tonight."

3. Au bord de la mer (*At the seashore*):
- Example: *Nous marchons au bord de la mer.*
- "We are walking by the seashore."

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