Spanish Text:
La imagen muestra a una joven regando un huerto. Un gato está a su lado.

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

Grammar Notes:
Lesson:

1. La imagen muestra a una joven regando un huerto.

- La imagen: "The image"
- La: Definite article "the" (feminine singular)
- imagen: Noun "image" (feminine singular)

- muestra: "shows"
- muestra: Third person singular form of the verb mostrar (to show), in the present indicative tense

- a: Preposition "to" or "at" (used to indicate the direct object in this case)

- una joven: "a young woman"
- una: Indefinite article "a" (feminine singular)
- joven: Adjective "young" (in this context, it functions as a noun meaning "young woman")

- regando: "watering"
- regando: Present participle of the verb regar (to water), used here to describe what the young woman is doing

- un huerto: "a garden" (specifically a vegetable garden or small orchard)
- un: Indefinite article "a" (masculine singular)
- huerto: Noun "garden" (masculine singular)

2. Un gato está a su lado.

- Un gato: "A cat"
- Un: Indefinite article "a" (masculine singular)
- gato: Noun "cat" (masculine singular)

- está: "is"
- está: Third person singular form of the verb estar (to be), in the present indicative tense

- a: Preposition "at" or "to" (indicating location here)

- su lado: "his/her side"
- su: Possessive adjective "his/her/its" (singular, matching the noun it modifies)
- lado: Noun "side" (masculine singular)

Grammar Tip: In Spanish, the preposition a is used to indicate the direct object when referring to people or animals (often called the "personal a"). In this sentence, a una joven uses a because "una joven" is a person being shown in the image.

Related Words:

- Mostrar (to show): The verb form used is muestra. Other forms include muestro (I show) and muestren (they show).
- Regar (to water): Related forms are riegas (you water), riega (he/she/it waters), and regaré (I will water).
- Estar (to be): Forms include estoy (I am), estás (you are), and estará (he/she/it will be).

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