Anima in corpore manet.

Anima is in the nominative singular, which is the case normally used for the subject of the sentence.

We know it is the subject because:

• manet means remains / stays
• the thing that remains is anima
• anima has the nominative form you would expect for a first-declension noun

So in Anima in corpore manet, anima is the thing doing the action of remaining.

Because after in meaning in / on / inside a place, Latin normally uses the ablative case.

• dictionary form: corpus = body
• ablative singular: corpore

So:

• in corpore = in the body

If Latin meant motion into something, in would usually take the accusative instead.

No. In can take either the ablative or the accusative, depending on the meaning.

• in + ablative = in / on with the idea of location
  • in corpore = in the body
• in + accusative = into / onto with the idea of motion toward
  • for example, in urbem = into the city

In this sentence, the idea is location, not movement, so Latin uses the ablative: corpore.

Manet is:

• 3rd person singular
• present tense
• active voice
• indicative mood

It comes from the verb maneo, manere, meaning remain, stay, or continue.

So manet means:

• he/she/it remains
• or more naturally here, remains

Because the subject is anima (soul), the sense is the soul remains.

Latin normally does not use articles like English the or a/an.

So:

• anima can mean a soul or the soul
• corpore can mean a body or the body

You decide from the context which English wording is best.

That is very normal in Latin. The language relies much more on context and case endings than on articles.

Because corpus is a third-declension neuter noun, and third-declension nouns often change their stem between forms.

Its main forms are:

• nominative singular: corpus
• genitive singular: corporis

That shows you the stem is corpor-.

From that stem, the ablative singular is formed as:

• corpor-
  • -e = corpore

So corpore may look surprising at first, but it follows normal third-declension patterns.

Yes. Latin word order is much freer than English word order because the endings show each word’s function.

So all of these could mean essentially the same thing:

• Anima in corpore manet
• In corpore anima manet
• Manet anima in corpore

However, word order can affect emphasis or style.

For example:

• Anima first may emphasize the soul
• in corpore first may emphasize where it remains
• manet first may emphasize the idea of remaining

The original order is straightforward and natural.

They are:

• anima, animae — soul, breath, spirit
• in — in, on, into, depending on case and context
• corpus, corporis — body
• maneo, manere, mansi, mansum — remain, stay

When learning Latin, it is important to recognize that the form in the sentence may not be the dictionary form:

• corpore comes from corpus
• manet comes from maneo

Not always. Anima can have several related meanings, such as:

• soul
• spirit
• breath
• sometimes life

The exact English translation depends on context.

In a sentence like Anima in corpore manet, soul or spirit is usually the most natural choice. But it is good to remember that Latin words often have a wider range of meanings than a single English word.

Yes. Anima is a feminine noun.

You can tell this from its first-declension form:

• nominative singular: anima
• genitive singular: animae

In this sentence, its gender does not change the basic translation very much, because there are no adjectives or pronouns agreeing with it. But in other sentences, gender matters because adjectives and some pronouns must match the noun.

In Classical Latin, a reasonable pronunciation is:

AH-nee-ma in KOR-po-reh MAH-net

A few details:

• a as in father
• i as in machine
• o as in for or a pure o
• e as in they, but shorter and purer
• c in corpore is always hard: k
• the stress is usually:
  • Ánima
  • córpore
  • mánet

So the whole sentence flows as:

Ánima in córpore mánet.

Because the subject anima is singular.

Latin verbs agree with their subject in person and number:

• singular subject → singular verb
• plural subject → plural verb

So:

• anima ... manet = the soul remains
• if the subject were plural, you would need a plural verb form, such as manent

For example:

• animae in corpore manent = the souls remain in the body

Usually anima is better translated as soul, spirit, or breath, not mind.

For mind, Latin more often uses words such as:

• animus
• mens

So while English translations sometimes overlap, anima and mind are not normally the same thing. In most contexts, soul remains in the body is the better understanding.