ستة كتب هنا.

In careful MSA with full case endings, it is pronounced:

sittatu kutubin hunā

A simpler learner-friendly pronunciation, without focusing on case endings, is often:

sitta kutub hunā

A few notes:

• ستة = sitta / sittatu
• كتب = kutub, the broken plural of kitāb
• هنا = hunā

Because Arabic usually leaves out the verb to be in the present tense.

So Arabic can say:

ستة كتب هنا

literally something like:

six books here

but the natural English meaning is:

Six books are here
or
There are six books here

This is completely normal in Arabic nominal sentences.

This is one of the most important number rules in Arabic.

For numbers 3–10, the number shows gender polarity: it takes the opposite gender of the noun.

• كتاب = book, and it is masculine
• so six must appear in the feminine form: ستة

That is why you get:

ستة كتب = six books

Compare:

• ستة كتب = six books (كتاب is masculine)
• ست سيارات = six cars (سيارة is feminine, so the number loses the ة)

Because with the numbers 3–10, the counted noun is normally plural in Arabic.

So:

• ثلاثة كتب = three books
• ستة كتب = six books
• عشرة كتب = ten books

This is different from some other number patterns in Arabic. For example, with 11–99, the noun is usually singular, but with 3–10, it is plural.

If you write the sentence with full case endings, it is:

ستةُ كتبٍ هنا

Why?

• ستةُ is nominative because the whole phrase ستة كتب is the subject/topic of the sentence
• كتبٍ is genitive after numbers 3–10
• هنا is an indeclinable adverb, so it does not change

So in fully vocalized MSA:

ستةُ كتبٍ هنا
sittatu kutubin hunā

It behaves somewhat like an iḍāfa in that the second word is connected closely to the first and appears in the genitive, but learners are usually taught it primarily as a number + counted noun construction.

The key rule to remember is:

• with 3–10
• the noun is plural
• and it is genitive

So the practical pattern is:

number + plural genitive noun

Example:

ستة كتب

You do not need to analyze it as a normal everyday iḍāfa like باب البيت in order to use it correctly.

Yes. Arabic word order is flexible.

You can say:

ستة كتب هنا
or
هنا ستة كتب

Both are grammatical.

The difference is mainly one of focus:

• ستة كتب هنا puts six books first
• هنا ستة كتب puts here first and can feel more like There are six books here

So the sentence you were given is correct, but other word orders are possible too.

It can be translated either way in natural English.

Arabic does not always separate those two ideas as sharply as English does. In context, this sentence can mean:

• Six books are here
• There are six books here

Both capture the basic meaning correctly.

You would normally say:

الكتب الستة هنا

With full endings:

الكتبُ الستةُ هنا

Notice the difference:

• ستة كتب = six books (indefinite)
• الكتب الستة = the six books (definite)

So adding ال changes the phrase from indefinite to definite.

Yes.

• كتاب = book
• كتب = books

This is a broken plural, which means the plural is formed by changing the internal pattern of the word, not just by adding an ending.

So:

• singular: كتاب
• plural: كتب

That is why six books is:

ستة كتب