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French Text:
Un père apprend à son fils à faire du vélo.

English Translation:
A father teaching his son how to ride a bicycle.

Grammar Notes:
1. Un:
- Meaning: "A" or "one".
- Type: Indefinite article.
- Function: Introduces a singular, non-specific noun (in this case, "père").

2. père:
- Meaning: "Father".
- Type: Noun.
- Function: Subject of the sentence. The person performing the action.

3. apprend:
- Meaning: "Teaches" or "is teaching".
- Type: Verb (present tense, 3rd person singular form of "apprendre").
- Function: Main verb of the sentence. Indicates the action the subject (father) is performing.

4. à (first occurrence):
- Meaning: "To".
- Type: Preposition.
- Function: Introduces the indirect object of the verb ("son fils").

5. son:
- Meaning: "His".
- Type: Possessive adjective.
- Function: Modifies the noun "fils" to indicate possession (whose son it is).

6. fils:
- Meaning: "Son".
- Type: Noun.
- Function: Indirect object of the verb "apprend". The person receiving the action of teaching.

7. à (second occurrence):
- Meaning: "To".
- Type: Preposition.
- Function: Introduces the infinitive verb "faire".

8. faire:
- Meaning: "To do" or "to make".
- Type: Verb (infinitive form).
- Function: Part of the infinitive phrase "faire du vélo", indicating what the son is being taught to do.

9. du:
- Meaning: "Some" or "of the".
- Type: Partitive article (contraction of "de" + "le").
- Function: Introduces a non-specific quantity or part of a whole (in this case, of "vélo").

10. vélo:
- Meaning: "Bike" or "bicycle".
- Type: Noun.
- Function: Object of the infinitive verb "faire", indicating what the son is learning to ride.

### General Grammar Tip

In French, when expressing an action being taught to someone, it is common to use the structure:
- "apprendre à [person] à [infinitive verb]"
This translates to "teach [person] to [verb]".

### Related Words and Phrases

1. Mère (Mother) - The feminine counterpart of "père".
2. Fille (Daughter) - The feminine counterpart of "fils".
3. Enseigner (To teach) - Another verb that means "to teach" but is used in more formal or academic contexts.
4. Apprentissage (Learning) - The noun form related to the verb "apprendre".

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