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List:       kde-i18n-doc
Subject:    Re: Translating strings with %n and pluralforms
From:       Stephan Kulow <coolo () kde ! org>
Date:       2002-01-23 16:51:26
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On Wednesday, 23. January 2002 17:41, Isam Bayazidi wrote:
> On Wednesday 23 January 2002 17:45, Stephan Kulow wrote:
> > I once posted the list of current languages. But you should know your
> > language and if you find NoPlural incorrect, then you would need to
> > supply the rules for finding different translations and I either tell you
> > the name of the current form or code it.
>
> OK the word File is 'mlf' ( MEM LAM FAH ) here is how it get counted:
> "mlf wahed " ( means: one file)
> "mlfan" ( means 2 files)
> "n mlfat" ( as n>=3 and n<=10 )
> "n mlf" ( as n>10 )
>
> so it has 4 cases ( 1, 2 , 3..10 , 11..up ) .. is there a case for it ? it
> seems like a OneTwoFewMany case :-) I don't know if there is other language
> that uses the same cases for the numbers and counted names..

There is no such case yet, but I will do one. Let's name it Arabic :)

Greetings, Stephan
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