Word
На складе остался десяток коробок.
Meaning
A group of ten boxes remained in the warehouse.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of На складе остался десяток коробок.
на
on, at / by (transport) / to (a place) / to (in answer to)
остаться
to stay
коробка
box (cardboard)
склад
warehouse
Questions & Answers about На складе остался десяток коробок.
Why use десяток instead of the number десять?
Десяток is a numerical noun meaning "a group of ten" or "about ten," whereas десять is the exact number 10. It functions similarly to how we use "a dozen" in English, either for things traditionally sold in batches or to indicate an approximate amount.
Why is the verb остался in the masculine singular form when there are multiple boxes?
Because the grammatical subject of the sentence is the noun десяток, which is a masculine singular noun. If the sentence had used the actual number десять instead, the verb would usually take the neuter singular form for quantities: осталось десять коробок.
What case is коробок and why?
It is in the genitive plural. Because десяток is technically a regular noun rather than a numeral, it acts like a container or a measure (similar to words like группа or стакан). Numerical nouns like десяток, сотня (a hundred), and дюжина (a dozen) always require the noun they are quantifying to be in the genitive plural.
Why does коробок have an "о" before the "к"? The nominative singular is коробка.