Haec res mihi grata est.

to be

Breakdown of Haec res mihi grata est.

• mihi: me
• hic: this
• gratus: pleasing

Questions & Answers about Haec res mihi grata est.

What case are haec and res, and why?

Both haec and res are nominative singular feminine.

They are nominative because res is the subject of the sentence, and haec goes with res and matches it. So the basic structure is:

• haec res = this thing / this matter
• est = is
• grata = pleasing / welcome
• mihi = to me

So haec res is the thing being described.

Why is haec feminine? I thought haec could mean these.

Good question. Haec can indeed mean different things depending on context.

Here it is feminine singular nominative, because it modifies res, and res is a feminine singular noun.

So here:

• haec res = this thing / this matter

But in other contexts, haec can also be:

• neuter plural nominative/accusative = these things

Latin forms often do more than one job, so you have to use the noun and the sentence context to tell which meaning is intended.

What kind of noun is res?