Bona fortuna mulierem iuvat, quia vicina clamorem audit et legem bene scit.

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Breakdown of Bona fortuna mulierem iuvat, quia vicina clamorem audit et legem bene scit.

• bonus: good
• scire: to know
• quia: because

Questions & Answers about Bona fortuna mulierem iuvat, quia vicina clamorem audit et legem bene scit.

Why is bona fortuna the subject of the first clause?

Because both words are in the nominative singular, which is the normal case for the subject.

• fortuna = nominative singular of fortuna
• bona = nominative singular feminine of bonus, agreeing with fortuna

So bona fortuna means good fortune and functions as the subject of iuvat.

Why is mulierem spelled with -em at the end?

Because mulierem is in the accusative singular, the case normally used for the direct object.

The verb iuvat means helps, so the person being helped is the direct object:

• mulier = woman (nominative singular)
• mulierem = woman (accusative singular)

So bona fortuna mulierem iuvat means good fortune helps the woman.

What form is iuvat?

Iuvat is:

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

It comes from iuvo, iuvare, meaning to help.

So iuvat means he/she/it helps. Here the subject is , so it means .