Breakdown of Шестьсот студентов работают здесь.
здесь
here
студент
student (m)
работать
to work
шестьсот
six hundred
Questions & Answers about Шестьсот студентов работают здесь.
Why is студентов in the genitive plural case here?
In Russian, numbers 5 and higher require the noun that follows to be in the genitive plural. Because студент is a masculine noun ending in a consonant, we add -ов to make it студентов.
Where does the -сот in шестьсот come from?
It comes from the word сто (one hundred). Numbers from 500 to 900 are formed by combining the base number (like шесть) with сот, which is the genitive plural form of сто. It literally translates to 'six of hundreds'.
I learned that quantities often take a singular verb. Why is работают plural?
With numbers 5 and above, you can use either a singular or plural verb. Using a plural verb like работают is much more common when the subject is animate (like people) and they are actively doing something. If you used the singular работает, it would sound more like a dry statistic focusing on the number itself.
How is шестьсот usually pronounced in normal speech?
While it looks like it has a hard т in the middle, native speakers usually drop it. It sounds much closer to 'шессот' (shes-SOT). The stress is always on the final syllable.