Learn Arabic (Modern Standard): كتب الطالب ستة أجوبة في الدفتر. - The student wrote six answers in the notebook.

In Arabic, numbers 3-10 take the opposite gender of the noun's singular form. The singular word for answer is جواب (masculine). Because the singular is masculine, the number six must take its feminine form, ستة.

But wait, أجوبة (answers) ends with a taa marbuta (ة). Doesn't that make the noun feminine, meaning the number and noun actually match?

That is a very common trap! أجوبة is a broken plural (irregular plural). Some broken plurals end in a taa marbuta even though their singular form (جواب) is masculine. Always look at the singular noun to decide the gender for numbers, never the plural shape!

Is أجوبة (answers) in a specific grammatical case after the number?

Yes! As you are learning in this lesson, the counted noun after numbers 3 to 10 must be plural, and it is placed in the genitive case. This means if you were pronouncing the final short vowels, the word would end with a double kasra (ajwibatin).

Why is the verb كتب (wrote) placed before the subject الطالب (the student)?

This is a quick refresher on Arabic word order. While you can say it the English way, starting sentences with the verb (Verb-Subject-Object) is the most standard and natural way to build sentences in Arabic.