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Keep it simple (lemmy.ca)
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[–] 48 points 3 years ago (4 children)

Where this really sucks is in programming when you write things like “The {{objectType}}” in your translations file.

Your program will replace objectType with the actual thing, so “The Ball”. All good, right? But then every other language has the weird conjugation, so “El Bola” doesn’t make sense anymore…

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  • [–] [S] 12 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Oh god, I've never thought about that.

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  • [–] 16 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Some languages also consider different numbers in different way. I have one ball, two balls, and zero balls. Zero might not be plural like in English. Also, some language have a dual distinction that changes thing when there are two of something (not just singular and plural, but singular, dual, and plural).

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    In Russian, numbers ending in one are singular, except for eleven which is plural.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    It's even more complicated with two plural declensions except for all numbers in 10-20 range having second form

    0 мячей

    1 мяч

    2 мяча, 3 мяча, 4 мяча

    5 мячей, 6 мячей, 7 мячей, 8 мячей, 9 мячей, 10 мячей,

    11 мячей, 12 мячей, 13 мячей, 14 мячей, 15 мячей, 16 мячей, 17 мячей, 18 мячей, 19 мячей, 20 мячей

    21 мяч

    22 мяча, 23 мяча, 24 мяча,

    25 мячей, 26 мячей, 27 мячей, 28 мячей, 29 мячей, 30 мячей,

    ... the rest goes the same as 0-10/20-30....

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