Questions & Answers about Haec epistula mihi gratior est quam illud munus.
Because haec has to agree with epistula.
Epistula is:
- feminine
- singular
- nominative
So the demonstrative hic, haec, hoc must also be feminine singular nominative here, which is haec.
So:
- hic = masculine nominative singular
- haec = feminine nominative singular
- hoc = neuter nominative singular
Since epistula is feminine, Latin uses haec epistula = this letter.
For the same reason: agreement.
Munus is a neuter noun, so the demonstrative must be neuter too. The nominative singular neuter form of ille, illa, illud is illud.
So:
- ille = masculine nominative singular
- illa = feminine nominative singular
- illud = neuter nominative singular
Therefore:
- illud munus = that gift
A learner may expect a noun ending in -us to be masculine, but munus is different: it is a third-declension neuter noun.