Breakdown of Lex clara est, et omnes sciunt iura civium servanda esse.
Questions & Answers about Lex clara est, et omnes sciunt iura civium servanda esse.
Because clara is an adjective describing lex, and est is the verb is.
- lex = law
- clara = clear
- est = is
So Lex clara est literally means The law is clear.
Notice that clara is feminine singular nominative because it agrees with lex, which is a feminine singular noun.
Because Latin adjectives must agree with the noun they describe in:
- gender
- number
- case
Here:
- lex is feminine
- lex is singular
- lex is nominative because it is the subject
So the adjective must also be feminine singular nominative: clara.
A learner coming from English often expects adjectives not to change, but in Latin they do.
Omnes means all or everyone here.