Breakdown of Ten stary telewizor kosztuje sześćset złotych.
ten
this (m)
stary
old
telewizor
TV set
kosztować
to cost
Questions & Answers about Ten stary telewizor kosztuje sześćset złotych.
How do we build the word sześćset?
It is made by combining sześć (six) and set. The word set acts as a plural form of sto (one hundred) used specifically for counting. You will see this exact same -set ending for all hundreds from 500 to 900, such as pięćset (500) and siedemset (700).
Why is the currency written as złotych instead of złote?
You might remember from earlier lessons that numbers 5 and above require the noun that follows them to be in the genitive plural case. This rule still applies to large numbers! Because the amount is 600, it triggers this rule, and the base word złoty changes to its genitive plural form, złotych.
What case is the amount sześćset złotych in?
It is in the accusative case, answering how much the TV costs. Luckily, for numbers 5 and above, the accusative form looks exactly the same as the basic dictionary (nominative) form. That means sześćset does not change its spelling here.
Why does ten stary telewizor use the basic dictionary forms?
Because "this old television" is the subject of the sentence, meaning it is the thing doing the action of costing. Subjects always take the nominative case, so ten (this), stary (old), and telewizor (television) stay in their standard, unchanged forms.