Libertas sine fide et sine bona voluntate firma non manet.

Libertas is nominative singular. It is the subject because it is the noun in the nominative case, and the verb manet is third person singular, so it matches a singular subject.

• libertas = freedom/liberty
• nominative singular of a third-declension noun

So the basic backbone of the sentence is:

• Libertas ... manet = Freedom remains

The other words add details to that main statement.

They are in the ablative because the preposition sine always takes the ablative.

So:

• sine fide = without faith
• sine bona voluntate = without good will

This is a very common Latin pattern:

• sine amico = without a friend
• sine cura = without care
• sine spe = without hope

If you see sine, you should expect an ablative noun after it.

Bona is an adjective agreeing with voluntate.

Since voluntate is:

• feminine
• singular
• ablative

the adjective must match it in all three:

• bona voluntate = with good will / with good intention

This is standard Latin adjective agreement: adjectives match their nouns in gender, number, and case.

Because firma does not go with sine. It goes with libertas.

It is a predicate adjective, linked to the subject by the verb manet:

• Libertas firma manet = Freedom remains firm

So firma is:

• nominative
• feminine
• singular

to agree with libertas.

This is different from bona, which agrees with voluntate inside the prepositional phrase.

Firma is describing the state in which freedom remains. In English, we might say:

• freedom remains firm
• freedom remains stable
• freedom remains secure

So the structure is:

• libertas = subject
• firma = predicate adjective
• manet = remains

Latin often uses an adjective like this with verbs such as esse or manere.

Manet comes from manere, meaning to remain, to stay, or to endure.

Here it means something like:

• remains
• continues to be
• endures

So firma non manet means does not remain firm or does not stay secure.

Grammatically:

• manet = third person singular present active indicative

That matches the singular subject libertas.

Non negates the verb, so non manet means does not remain.

Placing non before the verb is very common in Latin. It is the simplest and most direct way to negate the statement.

So:

• manet = remains
• non manet = does not remain

Yes, Latin could often use a single sine with two coordinated nouns, especially if both are clearly in the same construction. But repeating sine is perfectly natural and can make the structure clearer or more emphatic.

So this sentence says:

• sine fide et sine bona voluntate

rather than:

• sine fide et bona voluntate

Repeating the preposition can help separate the two ideas more distinctly:

• without faith
• and without good will

It is similar to English, where we can say either:

• without faith and good will
• without faith and without good will

The repeated version can sound more deliberate.

Latin does not have articles like English the or a/an.

So libertas can mean:

• freedom
• the freedom
• liberty

and fide can mean:

• faith
• the faith

The exact sense depends on context. That is normal in Latin, and learners have to get used to supplying the article from the meaning rather than from a separate word.

Libertas is a third-declension feminine noun.

Its dictionary form is:

• libertas, libertatis = freedom, liberty

That -tas ending is common in abstract nouns in Latin, like:

• veritas = truth
• civitas = state/citizenship/community
• auctoritas = authority

In this sentence, libertas is nominative singular.

Not necessarily. Fides can mean several related ideas, including:

• faith
• trust
• reliability
• loyalty
• good faith

So sine fide could suggest more than only religious faith. Depending on context, it might mean that freedom cannot remain secure without:

• trust
• fidelity
• mutual faith
• good faith

Latin words often have a broader range than a single English translation.

Literally, it means with good will, and with sine it becomes without good will.

But voluntas can cover ideas like:

• will
• intention
• goodwill
• readiness
• consent

So bona voluntas is not just a vague feeling. It can suggest a sincere, favorable, or morally good disposition.

In this sentence, sine bona voluntate means that freedom cannot remain firm if good will is absent.

Yes, the word order is very normal for Latin.

The sentence is arranged like this:

• Libertas = subject first
• sine fide et sine bona voluntate = modifying phrases in the middle
• firma = predicate adjective near the end
• non manet = verb phrase at the end

Latin word order is much more flexible than English because the case endings show each word’s role. A verb at the end is especially common in formal or literary Latin.

So even though English might prefer something like Freedom does not remain firm without faith and good will, Latin can comfortably place the verb last.

Yes. Firmus, firma, firmum can mean:

• firm
• strong
• stable
• steadfast
• secure

So firma non manet could be translated in slightly different ways depending on style:

• does not remain firm
• does not remain stable
• does not stay secure
• cannot endure in a solid state

All of these reflect the same basic Latin idea.

A useful way is to divide it into its main parts:

• Libertas = subject
• sine fide et sine bona voluntate = two prepositional phrases
• firma = predicate adjective
• non manet = negated verb

So the core statement is:

• Libertas firma non manet = Freedom does not remain firm

And the middle part tells you the condition under which that is true:

• sine fide et sine bona voluntate = without faith and without good will

That gives you the full sense of the sentence.