Danish Text:
Billedet viser en ung pige, der vander en køkkenhave. En kat står ved hendes side.

English Translation:
The image shows a young girl watering a vegetable garden. A cat is by her side.

Grammar Notes:
Sentence Breakdown and Grammar Explanation:

Billedet viser en ung pige, der vander en køkkenhave. En kat står ved hendes side.

1. Billedet - This word means "the picture". It is the subject of the first clause. "Billede" is the infinitive form, meaning "picture", and "-et" is a definite article suffix, making it "the picture".

2. viser - This verb means "shows" in English. The infinitive form is "vise". It is in the present tense and agrees with the singular noun "billedet".

3. en - This is an indefinite article in Danish, meaning "a" in English.

4. ung - This adjective means "young". It describes the noun "pige".

5. pige - This noun means "girl". Combined with the indefinite article "en" and the adjective "ung", it translates to "a young girl".

6. der - This is a relative pronoun used to introduce a relative clause. It translates to "who" in this context, referring back to "pige".

7. vander - This verb means "waters". The infinitive form is "vande". It is used here to describe what the girl is doing.

8. en - Another indefinite article meaning "a".

9. køkkenhave - This compound noun means "kitchen garden". It is the object of the verb "vander".

10. En kat - "En" is again the indefinite article meaning "a", and "kat" means "cat". Together, "a cat".

11. står - This verb means "stands". The infinitive form is "stå".

12. ved - This preposition means "by" or "at", indicating location.

13. hendes - This possessive pronoun means "her", indicating that the side belongs to the girl.

14. side - This noun means "side". It is the object of the preposition "ved".

General Grammar Tip:
- In Danish, the definite form of a noun can often be formed by adding an ending (-en, -et) directly to the noun, as seen in "billedet".
- Relative clauses in Danish (introduced by words like "der") do not require commas if they are restrictive (specifying essential information about the noun).

Related Words:
- Foto (infinitive form) - another word for "picture" or "photo".
- Have (infinitive form) - means "garden", and can combine with other words to specify types of gardens, e.g., "rosehave" (rose garden).

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