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Spanish Text:
Una vela ardiendo en completa oscuridad. La cera gotea lentamente por la vela.

English Translation:
A candle burning in complete darkness. The wax drips slowly down the candle.

Grammar Notes:
1. Una (a):
- Article
- Feminine singular form of "a" or "an".

2. vela (candle):
- Noun
- Refers to a candle.

3. ardiendo (burning):
- Present participle of "arder".
- Means "burning".

4. en (in):
- Preposition
- Means "in".

5. completa (complete):
- Adjective
- Feminine singular form of "complete".

6. oscuridad (darkness):
- Noun
- Means "darkness".

7. La (the):
- Article
- Feminine singular form of "the".

8. cera (wax):
- Noun
- Refers to "wax".

9. gotea (drips):
- Verb (third person singular present tense of "gotear").
- Means "drips".

10. lentamente (slowly):
- Adverb
- Means "slowly".

11. por (down):
- Preposition
- Can mean "by", "through", or "down" depending on the context. Here, it means "down".

12. la (the):
- Article
- Feminine singular form of "the".

13. vela (candle):
- Noun
- Refers again to a candle.

### General Grammar Tip
In Spanish, adjectives usually follow the nouns they describe and agree in gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural) with the nouns they modify. For example, in "completa oscuridad" ("complete darkness"), "completa" is the feminine singular form of the adjective to match the feminine singular noun "oscuridad".

### Etymology of "oscuridad"
The word "oscuridad" comes from the Latin word "obscuritas", which is derived from "obscurus" meaning "dark" or "obscure". This Latin root has given rise to similar words in other Romance languages, such as "oscurità" in Italian and "obscurité" in French, all meaning "darkness" or "obscurity".

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