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Spanish Text:
A Emma le encanta cocinar. Prepara la comida para sus tres hijos y su trabajador marido.

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

Grammar Notes:
1. A - This preposition is used here to introduce the indirect object "Emma." It means "to" or "for."

2. Emma - This is a proper noun, the name of the person. Proper nouns do not change with the language.

3. le - This is an indirect object pronoun meaning "to her" or "for her." It refers to Emma and is used to indicate who likes cooking.

4. encanta - This is the third person singular form of the verb "encantar," which means "to love" or "to delight." It is used similarly to "gustar," where the subject is what causes the feeling, and the person experiencing the feeling is the indirect object.

5. cocinar - This is the infinitive form of the verb "to cook."

6. Prepara - This is the third person singular form of the verb "preparar," which means "to prepare" or "to make." Here, it is in the present tense.

7. la comida - This phrase means "the food." "La" is the definite article for feminine singular nouns, and "comida" is a feminine noun meaning "food" or "meal."

8. para - This preposition means "for."

9. sus - This is the possessive adjective meaning "his," "her," or "their" for plural objects. Here, it refers to Emma's children.

10. tres - This is the number "three."

11. hijos - This noun means "children" or "sons." It is the plural form of "hijo" (son). In Spanish, "hijos" can refer to both sons and daughters collectively.

12. y - This conjunction means "and."

13. su - This is the possessive adjective meaning "his" or "her" for singular objects. Here, it refers to Emma's husband.

14. trabajador - This adjective means "hardworking" or "working."

15. marido - This noun means "husband."

### Grammar Explanation:
The sentence "A Emma le encanta cocinar" uses a structure similar to the verb "gustar," where the verb is conjugated according to what is liked (cooking), not who likes it. The indirect object pronoun "le" shows who likes cooking.

The sentence "Prepara la comida para sus tres hijos y su trabajador marido" follows a more straightforward subject-verb-object structure. "Prepara" is the verb meaning "prepares," and "la comida" is the direct object, meaning "the food." "Para sus tres hijos y su trabajador marido" is a prepositional phrase indicating for whom the food is prepared.

### General Grammar Tip:
In Spanish, verbs like "gustar," "encantar," and "interesar" are conjugated based on what causes the feeling, not who experiences it. The person experiencing the feeling is indicated by an indirect object pronoun (me, te, le, nos, os, les).

### Related Words:
- Gustar - To like
- Interesar - To interest
- Fascinar - To fascinate
- Importar - To matter

These verbs follow a similar grammatical structure to "encantar."

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