Haec sententia iterum explicanda est.

to be

Breakdown of Haec sententia iterum explicanda est.

• iterum: again
• hic: this
• sententia: the sentence

Questions & Answers about Haec sententia iterum explicanda est.

What does haec mean here, and why is it haec instead of hic or hoc?

Haec is the demonstrative this.

It is haec because it agrees with sententia, which is:

• feminine
• singular
• nominative

The demonstrative hic, haec, hoc changes form to match the noun it goes with.

So:

• hic = masculine nominative singular
• haec = feminine nominative singular
• hoc = neuter nominative singular

Since sententia is feminine singular, Latin uses haec sententia = this sentence / this opinion / this statement.

What case is sententia, and how do I know?

Sententia is nominative singular.

You can tell because it is the thing being described as needing explanation. In other words, it is the subject of the sentence.

The structure is:

• haec sententia = the subject
• iterum = adverb, again
• explicanda est = must be explained

So the basic skeleton is:

Haec sententia ... est
= This sentence/statement ... is

And what kind of is?
It is to be explained again, meaning .