Breakdown of Я иду в кабинет шесть.
я
I
в
in / to (direction)
кабинет
office (private room, study)
идти
to go (on foot) / to proceed, go (of a process)
шесть
six
Questions & Answers about Я иду в кабинет шесть.
Why is the number шесть at the end of the sentence?
In Russian, when a number is used as an identifier or label (like 'room six' or 'bus five'), it comes after the noun. If you put the number before the noun (шесть кабинетов), it would mean a quantity: 'six rooms'.
Does шесть need to change its ending because it comes after в кабинет?
No. Because шесть is acting as a label here (short for 'room number six'), it just stays in its basic dictionary form.
Why doesn't the word кабинет change its ending after the preposition в ('to')?
When в shows direction or motion towards a place, it requires the accusative case. For masculine inanimate nouns (non-living things) like кабинет, the accusative form is identical to the dictionary form, so the word looks unchanged.
I have seen other words for 'go'. Why is иду used here?
иду specifically means 'I am going on foot, in one direction, right now'. It is the 'I am walking' form of the verb. If you were taking a bus to the room, or if you went there every day, you would need a different verb of motion.
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