Magistra hic est.

The teacher is here.

Breakdown of Magistra hic est.

• esse: to be
• magistra: the female teacher
• hic: here

Questions & Answers about Magistra hic est.

What form is magistra?

Magistra is nominative singular. That means it is the subject of the sentence: the person who is somewhere.

It is also a feminine noun, so it refers to a female teacher or mistress/teacher depending on context.

Why is it magistra and not magister?

Because Latin often shows grammatical gender in the noun ending.

• magister = a male teacher/master
• magistra = a female teacher/mistress

So if the person referred to is female, magistra is the correct form.

Why is there no word for the or a?

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

So magistra can mean:

• the teacher
• a teacher

The context tells you which English translation is best.

What exactly does hic mean here?

Here hic means here, so it is an adverb describing location.