Translation Team/i18n Best Practices: Difference between revisions
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== Use plural forms == | == Use plural forms == | ||
Do not assume that all languages have a concept of singular and plural like English. Some languages might have a single form, and some have more than two form. Use [http://www.gnu.org/software/ | Do not assume that all languages have a concept of singular and plural like English. Some languages might have a single form, and some have more than two form. Use [http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/gettext.html#Plural-forms plural forms] via ''ngettext()'' in these cases. Example (from sugar-update-control): | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
header = gettext.ngettext("You can install %s update", | header = gettext.ngettext("You can install %s update", | ||