Multiple plurals in translation

[Kuldas]

Hello, community,

I'm creating a Czech translation (cs) and I've encountered a limitation that I don't know how to solve. I'll show it with an example for better understanding.

In resource/lang/cs.json on line 2 there is a translation for the number of available updates. There is an option to translate singular and plural using |. I totally understand this, but the problem is in the Czech.

In Czech, it should correctly be like this

• Singular
  en - 1 update available
  cs - 1 dostupná aktualizace

• Plural
  en - :count updates available
  cs - :count dostupné aktualizace (if count 2 to 4)
  cs - :count dostupných aktualizací (if count 5 to unlimited)

Perhaps the example makes it more understandable.

Is there any way to ensure that the correct translation is displayed based on the quantity in the plural?

For example:

{
    "1 update available|:count updates available": "1 dostupná aktualizace|:count(2-4) dostupné aktualizace|:count(5-∞) dostupných aktualizací",
}

Thank you for your reply. And if anything is not clear to you, I will try to explain it better.

[jackmcdade]

I don’t believe there’s any way to do that, there’s simply the “singular” and “plural” options. Is there a more verbose way to say “one or more than one” in Czech? It doesn’t need to be a word for word translation as long as the meaning is clear.

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On Mar 21, 2022, at 12:48 PM, Štěpán Kulík ***@***.***> wrote: Hello, community, I'm creating a Czech translation (cs) and I've encountered a limitation that I don't know how to solve. I'll show it with an example for better understanding. In resource/lang/cs.json on line 2 there is a translation for the number of available updates. There is an option to translate singular and plural using |. I totally understand this, but the problem is in the Czech. In Czech, it should correctly be like this Singular en - 1 update available cs - 1 dostupná aktualizace Plural en - :count updates available cs - :count dostupné aktualizace (if count 2 to 4) cs - :count dostupných aktualizací (if count 5 to unlimited) Perhaps the example makes it more understandable. Is there any way to ensure that the correct translation is displayed based on the quantity in the plural? For example: { "1 update available|:count updates available": "1 dostupná aktualizace|:count(2-4) dostupné aktualizace|:count(5-∞) dostupných aktualizací", } Thank you for your reply. And if anything is not clear to you, I will try to explain it better. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#5587>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAAK5Q6WJJVTXXXZKYPCJLLVBCR7LANCNFSM5RIJC4NQ>. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread.

[Kuldas]

There would be quite a lot of alternatives in Czech. An alternative could be for example:

• Singular
  en - 1 update available
  cs - 1 dostupná aktualizace

• Plural
  en - :count updates available
  cs - dostupné aktualizace - :count

So I would only show that updates are available and what number of updates it. I'll try @JohnathonKoster option first - #5587 (comment).

[JohnathonKoster]

You're syntax was close! Something like this should work:

"1 update available|:count updates available": "1 dostupná aktualizace|[2,4] dostupné aktualizace|[5,*] dostupných aktualizací",

The docs for Laravel's range syntax can be found here: https://laravel.com/docs/9.x/localization#pluralization

[jackmcdade]

Oh snap look at that. 👏

[Kuldas]

Thank you so much for this tip! I was really close 😄

I'll try it and let you know.