Magistra omnia clare explicat.

Because magistra is in the nominative singular, the case normally used for the subject.

The ending -a here is the regular nominative singular ending of a first-declension noun. So magistra means teacher in the sense of a female teacher or the teacher, and it is the one doing the action.

In this sentence, magistra is the one who explains.

Latin often marks grammatical gender in the noun itself.

• magistra = female teacher
• magister = male teacher

So the sentence specifically has a feminine subject. That is also why the verb is understood as she explains, even though Latin does not need a separate word for she here.

Omnia is the neuter plural accusative form of omnis, omne, meaning all or every.

Here it means all things or, more naturally in English, everything.

It is in the accusative because it is the direct object of explicat: it is the thing being explained.

So:

• magistra = subject
• omnia = direct object

Because omnia is neuter plural, while omnes is masculine or feminine plural.

Compare:

• omnes = all people / all masculine or feminine things
• omnia = all neuter things

Since the idea here is everything or all things, Latin uses the neuter plural: omnia.

Yes. Grammatically, omnia is plural in Latin, even though English often translates it with the singular-sounding word everything.

Latin often uses a neuter plural where English prefers a more general singular expression.

So:

• literal sense: all things
• natural English: everything

Both reflect the same Latin word here.

Clare is an adverb. It tells us how the teacher explains.

So:

• explicat = explains
• clare explicat = explains clearly

It comes from the adjective clarus, clara, clarum, meaning clear, bright, or famous, depending on context. The adverb clarē means clearly.

The ending of the verb tells us that.

Explicat is:

• present tense
• active voice
• indicative mood
• third person singular

So it means:

• he explains
• she explains
• it explains

The subject noun magistra tells us that here it must be she explains.

Because Latin usually does not need subject pronouns unless they are being emphasized.

The ending -t in explicat already tells us the verb is third person singular. Then magistra identifies who that third-person subject is.

So Latin can simply say:

Magistra ... explicat.

English usually needs she explains or the teacher explains, but Latin can leave the pronoun unstated.

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

So magistra can mean:

• the teacher
• a teacher

And omnia can mean:

• all things
• everything

The exact English wording depends on context and natural translation, not on a separate Latin word.

Latin word order is more flexible than English word order because the endings show each word’s role.

In Magistra omnia clare explicat:

• magistra is the subject
• omnia is the object
• clare is the adverb
• explicat is the verb

A very common Latin pattern is to place the verb at the end, which is what happens here.

This sentence could be rearranged in other ways and still mean basically the same thing, though the emphasis might change. For example, putting clare earlier could emphasize clearly more strongly.

Because Latin often prefers to put the main verb last, especially in straightforward prose.

That does not mean the verb must always come last, but it is a very common pattern and often feels natural in Latin.

So this sentence follows a common order:

subject + object + adverb + verb

That is one reason it may feel different from English, where explains would usually come earlier.

In fully marked educational texts, it is often written clarē, with a macron over the long e.

So you may see:

• clare
• clarē

Both refer to the same word. The macron just shows vowel length, which is useful for pronunciation and sometimes for recognizing forms, but many Latin texts leave macrons out.

Yes, very closely in meaning, though not as a direct look-alike.

The Latin verb is explicō, explicāre, meaning to unfold, explain, make clear. English explain comes from a different but related Latin development, and the meanings are very similar.

So seeing explicat can help learners remember the sense explains, even if the exact English form is not identical.