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French Text:
Emma adore cuisiner ! Elle prépare un repas pour ses trois enfants et son mari qui travaille dur.

English Translation:
Emma loves to cook! She prepares a meal for her three children and her hard-working husband.

Grammar Notes:
Emma adore cuisiner !

- Emma: A proper noun, the name of a person. Proper nouns in French are capitalized.
- adore: The third person singular form of the verb "adorer," which means "to love" or "to adore." The subject is "Emma."
- cuisiner: The infinitive form of the verb meaning "to cook." In French, after verbs like "adorer," the following verb remains in the infinitive form.

Translation: "Emma loves to cook!"

Elle prépare un repas pour ses trois enfants et son mari qui travaille dur.

- Elle: Pronoun meaning "she." It refers to Emma.
- prépare: The third person singular form of the verb "préparer," which means "to prepare." The subject is "elle."
- un: Indefinite article meaning "a" or "one." It agrees with the masculine noun it precedes.
- repas: Masculine noun meaning "meal."
- pour: Preposition meaning "for."
- ses: Possessive adjective meaning "her." It agrees with the plural noun it modifies, "enfants."
- trois: Cardinal number meaning "three."
- enfants: Plural noun meaning "children." It is masculine but can be used for mixed or unknown gender groups.
- et: Conjunction meaning "and."
- son: Possessive adjective meaning "her" or "his." It agrees with the singular masculine noun it modifies, "mari."
- mari: Masculine noun meaning "husband."
- qui: Relative pronoun meaning "who" or "that."
- travaille: The third person singular form of the verb "travailler," which means "to work." The subject is "qui," referring to "mari."
- dur: Adjective meaning "hard" or "hardworking." It modifies "mari."

Translation: "She prepares a meal for her three children and her husband who works hard."

General Grammar Tip:

When using possessive adjectives in French, they must agree in gender and number with the noun they modify. For example, "son" is used for singular masculine nouns, "sa" for singular feminine nouns, and "ses" for plural nouns regardless of gender.

Related Words:

- adorer: To love, adore.
- préparer: To prepare.
- travailler: To work.
- difficile: Adjective meaning "difficult," which can be used similarly to "dur" to describe challenging work or conditions.
- famille: Noun meaning "family," related to "enfants" (children) and "mari" (husband).

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