Haec sententia omnium difficillima est.

to be

Breakdown of Haec sententia omnium difficillima est.

• hic: this
• sententia: the sentence
• omnis: all

Questions & Answers about Haec sententia omnium difficillima est.

Why is haec used here? Does it mean this?

Yes. Here haec means this.

It is the feminine nominative singular form of the demonstrative hic, haec, hoc (this). It has to match sententia, which is feminine singular nominative.

So:

• haec = this
• sententia = sentence
• together: this sentence

Why is it haec sententia and not hic sententia?

Because sententia is a feminine noun.

In Latin, demonstratives like this must agree with the noun they describe in:

• gender
• number
• case

Since sententia is feminine singular nominative, the correct form is haec, not hic.

• hic = masculine nominative singular
• haec = feminine nominative singular
• hoc = neuter nominative singular

What case is haec sententia, and how can I tell?

It is nominative singular.

You can tell because it is the subject of the sentence: it is the thing being described as .