Lector doctus in foro ita clare legit ut etiam puellae in extremo subsellio verba audiant.

Because it agrees with lector.

• lector = reader, masculine nominative singular
• doctus = learned / educated / skillful, masculine nominative singular

In Latin, adjectives usually match the noun they describe in gender, number, and case. So lector doctus means the learned reader.

Foro is ablative singular of forum.

After in, Latin can use:

• accusative for motion into: in forum = into the forum
• ablative for location: in foro = in the forum

Here the sentence describes where the reading happens, not movement, so Latin uses the ablative: in foro.

Ita ... ut sets up a result clause.

• ita = so / in such a way
• ut = that

So:

• ita clare legit ut ... audiant = he reads so clearly that ... hear

This is a very common Latin pattern:

• tam ... ut = so ... that
• ita ... ut = so / in such a way that

The idea is that the main clause creates a result, and the ut clause expresses that result.

Because it is in a result clause introduced by ut after ita.

In Latin, result clauses regularly use the subjunctive:

• ita clare legit ut ... audiant

Here audiant is present subjunctive active, 3rd person plural, from audio.

Even though English often uses the ordinary indicative in translation (that the girls hear), Latin uses the subjunctive because the clause is grammatically a result clause.

They belong to different kinds of clauses.

• legit is the verb of the main statement, so it is indicative
• audiant is in the result clause, so it is subjunctive

So the contrast is:

• Lector doctus ... legit = the main fact being stated
• ut etiam puellae ... audiant = the result of that fact

Yes. Legit can in form mean either:

• he/she reads (present), or
• he/she read (perfect)

This is a common ambiguity in the 3rd person singular of some verbs.

In this sentence, the surrounding structure strongly suggests present:

• Lector doctus ... ita clare legit ut ... audiant
• The learned reader reads so clearly that ... hear

So here legit is understood as present.

Because puellae is the subject of audiant.

The ending -ae can represent different forms, including:

• nominative plural = girls
• genitive singular = of the girl
• dative singular = to/for the girl

Here, since audiant is 3rd person plural (they hear), we need a plural subject. So puellae must be nominative plural:

• etiam puellae ... audiant = even the girls hear

Etiam means even or also.

Here it emphasizes the surprising reach of the reader’s voice:

• ut etiam puellae ... audiant = so that even the girls ... hear

The sense is something like: the reading is so clear that not just nearby people, but even girls sitting far away can hear the words.

Because it expresses location after in.

• subsellium = bench / seat
• subsellio = ablative singular
• extremo agrees with subsellio and is also ablative singular

So:

• in extremo subsellio = on/in the farthest bench or at the end bench

Again, with in:

• ablative = location
• accusative = motion toward

Extremo comes from extremus, meaning outermost, farthest, last, or at the end.

In this sentence it describes subsellio:

• in extremo subsellio = on the farthest bench / on the bench at the very end

It helps create the idea of distance: the girls are sitting far away, yet they can still hear.

Latin often uses the singular where English might choose either singular or plural depending on style.

Here in extremo subsellio points to a particular location:

• on the farthest bench
• at the end bench
• in the seat at the very back

A translator might choose smoother English such as on the back bench or at the very back, but the Latin itself is singular.

Verba is accusative plural of verbum.

It is the direct object of audiant:

• puellae verba audiant = the girls hear the words

So:

• puellae = subject
• audiant = verb
• verba = direct object

Latin word order is more flexible because case endings show grammatical relationships.

This sentence puts words in an order that highlights meaning:

• Lector doctus first: introduces the important person
• in foro early: sets the scene
• ita clare legit: gives the action and manner
• ut etiam puellae in extremo subsellio verba audiant: gives the result, with the distant girls saved for emphasis

A very literal order would be awkward in English, but in Latin the endings make the structure clear.

It is an adverb.

• clarus = clear, bright (adjective)
• clare = clearly (adverb)

Since it modifies the verb legit (reads), Latin uses the adverb:

• clare legit = reads clearly

Not exactly from the Latin alone.

The verb lego primarily means read. In many contexts, especially in a public setting like in foro, it may naturally imply reading aloud, because people around can hear the words. But the sentence itself does not include a separate Latin word meaning aloud.

So the safest understanding is:

• he reads so clearly that even the girls ... hear the words

If an English translation says reads aloud, that is more an interpretive choice based on the context than a direct equivalent of one Latin word here.

The clue is the combination ita ... ut.

This pattern strongly signals result:

• ita = so
• ut
  • subjunctive = that ...

So the meaning is:

• He reads so clearly that even the girls hear

A purpose clause would usually mean something like:

• He reads clearly in order that the girls may hear

That is grammatically possible in other contexts, but here the ita points us toward result, not purpose.

Because the main verb is being understood as present: legit = reads.

A sequence like this is normal:

• main verb in present
• result clause in present subjunctive

So:

• legit ... ut audiant = reads ... so that they hear

If the main verb were clearly past, Latin would more likely use the imperfect subjunctive in the subordinate clause.

In theory doctus comes from a verb meaning taught, so its basic idea is taught / instructed. But in normal usage it often means:

• learned
• educated
• skilled
• cultured

So in this sentence lector doctus is most naturally the learned reader or the skilled reader, not just the reader who has been taught.

It breaks down like this:

• Lector doctus = subject
• in foro = where
• ita clare legit = main verb + manner
• ut etiam puellae in extremo subsellio verba audiant = result clause

So the skeleton is:

• The learned reader reads so clearly that even the girls on the farthest bench hear the words.

That is a useful way to parse it when reading Latin: find the main clause first, then attach the ut clause as the result.