French Text:
Des enfants japonais et leurs mères portant des kimonos. On peut également voir une montagne et des cerisiers en fleurs.

English Translation:
Japanese children and their mothers wearing kimonos. We can also see a mountain and cherry blossoms.

Grammar Notes:
"Des enfants japonais et leurs mères portant des kimonos."

- "Des" means "some" or "several" in this context, indicating an unspecified number of children and their mothers.
- "enfants" means "children."
- "japonais" means "Japanese," indicating that the children are Japanese.
- "et" means "and," connecting "enfants japonais" (Japanese children) and "leurs mères" (their mothers).
- "leurs" means "their," indicating possession ("their mothers").
- "mères" means "mothers."
- "portant" is the present participle of the verb "porter," meaning "to wear" or "carrying." It describes an ongoing action, so "portant des kimonos" means "wearing kimonos."
- "des" here functions similarly to the English "some" or "several," indicating unspecified kimonos.
- "kimonos" refers to the traditional Japanese garment worn by both children and their mothers.

"On peut également voir une montagne et des cerisiers en fleurs."

- "On peut" translates to "one can" or "you can," indicating possibility or permission.
- "également" means "also" or "likewise," emphasizing that there are additional things to see.
- "voir" means "to see."
- "une" means "a" or "an," indicating one mountain.
- "montagne" means "mountain."
- "et" means "and," connecting "une montagne" and "des cerisiers en fleurs."
- "des" means "some" or "several" in this context, indicating unspecified cherry trees.
- "cerisiers" means "cherry trees."
- "en fleurs" means "in bloom" or "flowering," describing the cherry trees.

Grammar Tip: When describing multiple items of the same type in French, the article "des" is often used, which translates to "some" or "several" in English.

Related Words:
- "Une fleur" means "a flower."
- "Un jardin" means "a garden."
- "Un paysage" means "a landscape."

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