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French Text:
L'image montre une jeune fille en train d'arroser un potager. Un chat est à ses côtés.

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

Grammar Notes:
French Sentence Explained:

1. L'image - "L'image" is a combination of the definite article "l'" and the noun "image". "L'" is the elided form of "la" used before a vowel or mute 'h' for easier pronunciation, meaning "the". "Image" translates to "image" or "picture" in English.

- Infinitive/Root: N/A (noun)

2. montre - "Montre" is the third person singular form of the verb "montrer", which means "to show". In the sentence, it indicates the action being performed by the subject "l'image".

- Infinitive: montrer (to show)

3. une - "Une" is the indefinite article in French for feminine nouns, translated as "a" or "an" in English.

- Infinitive/Root: N/A (article)

4. jeune - "Jeune" is an adjective meaning "young". In French, adjectives agree in gender and number with the nouns they describe, so here it is used in the feminine form to describe "fille".

- Infinitive/Root: N/A (adjective)

5. fille - "Fille" means "girl" in English. It is a feminine noun.

- Infinitive/Root: N/A (noun)

6. en train de - This phrase is used to emphasize that someone is in the process of doing something. It translates to "in the process of".

- Infinitive/Root: N/A (phrase)

7. arroser - "Arroser" is the infinitive form of a verb meaning "to water" or "to sprinkle". Here, it's used after "en train de" to indicate the ongoing action the girl is doing.

- Infinitive: arroser (to water)

8. un - "Un" is the masculine form of the indefinite article in French, meaning "a" or "an".

- Infinitive/Root: N/A (article)

9. potager - "Potager" is a noun meaning "vegetable garden". It is masculine in French.

- Infinitive/Root: N/A (noun)

10. Un chat - "Un" again is the indefinite article for masculine nouns, and "chat" means "cat". Together, "un chat" translates to "a cat".

- Infinitive/Root: N/A (noun for "chat")

11. est - "Est" is the third person singular form of the verb "être", meaning "is".

- Infinitive: être (to be)

12. à - "À" is a preposition in French, which in this context can be translated as "by" or "at".

- Infinitive/Root: N/A (preposition)

13. ses côtés - This is a phrase meaning "by her side". "Ses" is a possessive adjective meaning "her" or "its", and "côtés" is the plural form of "côté", meaning "side".

- Infinitive/Root: N/A (noun for "côté")

General Grammar Tip:

In French, when expressing an ongoing action (similar to the English present progressive tense), the construction "être en train de + [infinitive verb]" is commonly used. This emphasizes that the action is actively happening at the moment of speaking.

Related Words:

- Cultiver (to cultivate) - Another verb you might use when talking about working in a garden.
- Jardinier (gardener) - A noun for someone who might tend a garden like a "potager".
- Plante (plant) - General term for plants which might be found in a "potager".

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