Heres hodie cretionem facit.

Because heres is in the nominative singular, which is the case normally used for the subject, and facit is a singular verb, so the two fit together.

A learner may wonder about this because heres does not look like a typical first- or second-declension nominative. It is a third-declension noun:

• nominative singular: heres
• genitive singular: heredis

So even though the form may look unfamiliar, it is still the subject form here.

It can be either. Heres is a noun of common gender, so it can refer to a male heir or a female heir, depending on the real person being talked about.

Latin does this with some nouns: the grammatical form stays the same, and the actual gender is understood from context.

Cretionem is the accusative singular of cretio, cretionis, a feminine noun.

This is a technical legal term. It refers to the formal acceptance of an inheritance by an heir. So this is not an everyday noun in Latin; it belongs to legal language.

Because it is in the accusative, it is functioning as the direct object of facit.

This is a very common feature of Latin. Latin often uses a noun plus a very general verb such as facere, agere, or habere where English might prefer a single verb.

So cretionem facere is an idiomatic legal expression meaning to carry out or make the formal act of acceptance. Literally it looks like makes acceptance, but it functions as a set phrase.

A native English speaker may find this strange at first, but English does similar things too, such as:

• make a decision
• take a walk
• give an answer

So cretionem facit is best understood as a fixed expression, not as an awkward word-for-word combination.

Because it is the direct object of facit.

The verb facit comes from facere, which often takes an object in the accusative. In this sentence, the thing being done or carried out is the cretio, so Latin puts cretionem in the accusative singular.

Hodie is an adverb, meaning it modifies the verb, not a noun.

Here it tells you when the action happens: the heir performs this formal act today. In other words, it modifies the whole verbal idea expressed by cretionem facit.

Facit is:

• present tense
• active voice
• indicative mood
• third person singular

It comes from facere.

So grammatically it means he/she does or makes. In this sentence, it refers to what the heir is doing in the present.

Because Latin does not have articles like English the and a/an.

Latin simply says heres and cretionem, and the reader understands from context whether English should use the, a, or sometimes no article at all.

That is very normal in Latin, so learners should not expect every English article to have a matching Latin word.

Yes. Latin word order is much more flexible than English word order because the endings show the grammatical roles.

So this sentence could be rearranged, for example:

• Hodie heres cretionem facit
• Cretionem heres hodie facit
• Heres cretionem hodie facit

These all keep basically the same core meaning, though the emphasis may shift slightly depending on which word is placed first or near the end.

The version Heres hodie cretionem facit is perfectly normal, with facit at the end in a very Latin-like way.

Yes. If macrons are added, it would usually be written:

Hērēs hodiē crētiōnem facit.

Macrons mark long vowels:

• hērēs
• hodiē
• crētiōnem

They are helpful for learners, but many Latin texts leave them out, as in your sentence.