Plurals
Last updated 9 months ago
Plural can be combined with interpolation, context, ...
keys
{"key": "item","key_plural": "items","keyWithCount": "{{count}} item","keyWithCount_plural": "{{count}} items"}
sample
i18next.t('key', {count: 0}); // -> "items"i18next.t('key', {count: 1}); // -> "item"i18next.t('key', {count: 5}); // -> "items"i18next.t('key', {count: 100}); // -> "items"i18next.t('keyWithCount', {count: 0}); // -> "0 items"i18next.t('keyWithCount', {count: 1}); // -> "1 item"i18next.t('keyWithCount', {count: 5}); // -> "5 items"i18next.t('keyWithCount', {count: 100}); // -> "100 items"
Sample uses arabic which has 5 plural forms beside the singular.
keys
{"key_0": "zero","key_1": "singular","key_2": "two","key_3": "few","key_4": "many","key_5": "plural"}
sample
i18next.t('key', {count: 0}); // -> "zero"i18next.t('key', {count: 1}); // -> "singular"i18next.t('key', {count: 2}); // -> "two"i18next.t('key', {count: 3}); // -> "few"i18next.t('key', {count: 4}); // -> "few"i18next.t('key', {count: 5}); // -> "few"i18next.t('key', {count: 11}); // -> "many"i18next.t('key', {count: 99}); // -> "many"i18next.t('key', {count: 100}); // -> "plural"
You can use this small utility to get the correct plural suffixes.
​source code​
Want to define phrases expressing the number of items lies in a range. Like a few items or a lot of items.
You will need to add a post processor: i18next-intervalplural-postprocessor​
import i18next from 'i18next';import intervalPlural from 'i18next-intervalplural-postprocessor';​i18next.use(intervalPlural).init(i18nextOptions);
keys
{"key1": "{{count}} item","key1_plural": "{{count}} items","key1_interval": "(1){one item};(2-7){a few items};(7-inf){a lot of items};","key2": "{{count}} item","key2_plural": "{{count}} items","key2_interval": "(1){one item};(2-7){a few items};"}
sample
i18next.t('key1_interval', {postProcess: 'interval', count: 1}); // -> "one item"i18next.t('key1_interval', {postProcess: 'interval', count: 4}); // -> "a few items"i18next.t('key1_interval', {postProcess: 'interval', count: 100}); // -> "a lot of items"​// not matching into a range it will fallback to// the regular plural formi18next.t('key2_interval', {postProcess: 'interval', count: 1}); // -> "one item"i18next.t('key2_interval', {postProcess: 'interval', count: 4}); // -> "a few items"i18next.t('key2_interval', {postProcess: 'interval', count: 100}); // -> "100 items"