Sectio bonorum hodie habetur.

Because sectio is in the nominative singular, which is the normal case for the subject of a finite verb in Latin.

Here, sectio means something like sale, auction, or more literally a cutting/division, depending on context. In this sentence, it is the thing that is being held, so it is the subject:

• sectio = the sale / auction
• habetur = is held

So Sectio ... habetur = The sale ... is held.

Bonorum is genitive plural.

It depends on sectio and means of goods / of property / of an estate. So:

• sectio bonorum = sale of goods, auction of property, or in a legal context sale of an estate

This is a very common use of the genitive in Latin: one noun modifies another by showing possession, relationship, or content.

Compare the English pattern:

• sale of goods
• division of property

Latin often expresses that of ... idea with the genitive.

Formally, bonorum could come from bonus, -a, -um and mean several things, including of good men or of good things, depending on context.

But here the phrase sectio bonorum is a recognized legal expression, where bona means goods, property, or estate. So bonorum here is understood as:

• of goods
• of property
• of the estate

Context is what tells you which meaning is intended.

This is one of those places where Latin uses a verb a bit differently from the most basic dictionary meaning.

• habeo = I have
• habetur = literally it is had

But in idiomatic Latin, habere in the passive can mean to be held, to take place, or to be regarded, depending on context.

So in this sentence:

• Sectio bonorum hodie habetur = The auction of goods is held today

This is a very natural Latin expression, even though word-for-word English would sound strange.

Habetur is:

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

Breaking it down:

• -tur is the regular ending for 3rd person singular passive in the present system

So habetur means:

• he/she/it is held
• here specifically: it is held

Since sectio is singular, the verb is singular too.

Because the subject, sectio, is singular.

Even though bonorum is plural in form, it is not the subject. It is only a genitive dependent on sectio.

So the structure is:

• subject: sectio = singular
• modifier: bonorum = genitive plural
• verb: habetur = singular to agree with sectio

A common beginner mistake is to see the plural bonorum and expect a plural verb, but the verb agrees with the nominative subject, not with a genitive noun.

Because Latin word order is flexible, and adverbs like hodie can often appear in different positions.

Here:

• Sectio bonorum hodie habetur

puts hodie right before the verb, which is a very natural place for an adverb.

It helps highlight the time:

• The auction of goods is held today

Latin could also rearrange the words without changing the basic meaning, for example:

• Hodie sectio bonorum habetur
• Sectio hodie bonorum habetur
  though some orders sound more natural than others.

Yes, mostly.

Because Latin marks grammatical roles by endings more than by word order, the sentence can often be rearranged without changing the core meaning.

For example:

• Sectio bonorum hodie habetur
• Hodie sectio bonorum habetur
• Bonorum sectio hodie habetur

All of these can mean essentially the same thing.

However, word order in Latin is not random. Different orders can give slightly different emphasis:

• putting hodie first emphasizes today
• putting bonorum first may highlight the property/goods
• putting the verb at the end is also very common in Latin prose

Sectio is a 3rd-declension feminine noun.

Its basic dictionary form would be:

• sectio, sectionis f.

That tells you:

• nominative singular: sectio
• genitive singular: sectionis
• gender: feminine

In this sentence, sectio is nominative singular.

Yes. They are related.

Latin sectio comes from a root meaning cutting or division, and English section ultimately comes from the same Latin source.

In a legal or commercial context, the Latin word developed specialized meanings such as division, sale, or auction, especially of property.

So the English connection can help you remember the form, but you still need context to get the right meaning in the sentence.

A useful way to see it is:

• Sectio = subject
• bonorum = genitive modifying sectio
• hodie = adverb of time
• habetur = verb

So the sentence is built like this:

[subject] + [genitive modifier] + [time adverb] + [verb]

or more explicitly:

The sale [of goods] [today] is held

In smoother English: The sale of the goods is held today or simply The auction is today, depending on the context shown to the learner.