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List:       kde-i18n-doc
Subject:    Re: kdelibs: plural?
From:       malcolm.hunter () gmx ! co ! uk
Date:       2002-09-24 8:23:51
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> Michal Rudolf wrote:
> 
> > "_n: translators: not called for n == 1\n
> > Do you really want to delete these %n items?"
> > 
> > How should I translated it if my language has 3 forms?
> > Ignore first form, which is used for n=1 or use empty
> > "\n" line instead of first message?
> 
> Just ignore the comment and translate it with the three
> forms.
> 
> The programmer has made the (afaik) incorrect assumption
> that the first plural form is used for n=1, and only n=1, in
> all languages.

This has been discussed before on this list. How does the plural work if you
have 3 forms? Is it 1, 2, many? If so, leave the first line untranslated,
then the following lines for 2 and many.

Regards,
Malcolm

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