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Spanish Text:
Esta imagen muestra a un hombre y un niño pequeño sentados en una cama, leyendo un libro.

English Translation:
This image shows a man and a young child sitting on a bed, reading a book together.

Grammar Notes:
1. Esta
- Meaning: This
- Type: Demonstrative adjective
- Explanation: Used to specify a noun close to the speaker. Agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies. Here, it modifies imagen (feminine singular).

2. imagen
- Meaning: Image
- Type: Noun
- Gender: Feminine
- Infinitive: N/A (not a verb)

3. muestra
- Meaning: Shows
- Type: Verb
- Infinitive: mostrar
- Explanation: Third person singular present tense. The subject is imagen.

4. a
- Meaning: To
- Type: Preposition
- Explanation: Used before direct objects that are people or pets (personal "a").

5. un
- Meaning: A
- Type: Indefinite article
- Explanation: Used before masculine singular nouns. Here, it modifies hombre.

6. hombre
- Meaning: Man
- Type: Noun
- Gender: Masculine

7. y
- Meaning: And
- Type: Conjunction
- Explanation: Connects hombre and niño.

8. un
- Meaning: A
- Type: Indefinite article
- Explanation: Used again for niño, a masculine singular noun.

9. niño
- Meaning: Child (boy)
- Type: Noun
- Gender: Masculine

10. pequeño
- Meaning: Small, little
- Type: Adjective
- Explanation: Modifies niño. Agrees in gender and number (masculine singular).

11. sentados
- Meaning: Seated, sitting
- Type: Past participle used as an adjective
- Infinitive: sentar (to sit)
- Explanation: Describes hombre and niño. Plural masculine to agree with both.

12. en
- Meaning: In, on
- Type: Preposition
- Explanation: Indicates location.

13. una
- Meaning: A
- Type: Indefinite article
- Explanation: Used before feminine singular nouns. Modifies cama.

14. cama
- Meaning: Bed
- Type: Noun
- Gender: Feminine

15. leyendo
- Meaning: Reading
- Type: Gerund
- Infinitive: leer (to read)
- Explanation: Indicates an ongoing action.

16. un
- Meaning: A
- Type: Indefinite article
- Explanation: Modifies libro.

17. libro
- Meaning: Book
- Type: Noun
- Gender: Masculine

### General Grammar Tip

Using Articles:
- Un/una are indefinite articles used for unspecified objects, similar to "a" or "an" in English.
- They agree in gender and number with the noun they modify. Use un for masculine nouns and una for feminine nouns.

Related Words:
- Niña (girl)
- Pequeña (small, feminine form)
- Mostrar (to show)
- Sentarse (to sit oneself)

### Additional Vocabulary:
- Leer (to read)
- Grande (big, large)
- Persona (person)

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