Closed Bug 1423637 Opened 8 years ago Closed 8 years ago

[ka] Verify plural rule (switch to rule #1)

Categories

(Mozilla Localizations :: ka / Georgian, enhancement)

Product:
Mozilla Localizations
Component:
ka / Georgian
Type:
enhancement
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

(Not tracked)

Status:
VERIFIED FIXED

People

(Reporter: flod, Assigned: flod)

References

Details

I've been chatting with our localizer about the plural rule for Georgian (ka). Currently is set to rule #0 (1 form), but CLDR disagrees (2 forms) http://www.unicode.org/cldr/charts/latest/supplemental/language_plural_rules.html#ka The point is a noun doesn't change when it follows a numeral, but the second part of the sentence in the example changes: 1: კალათში 1 X-ია. შეიძენთ მას? other: კალათში 2 X-ია. შეიძენთ მას? From Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgian_grammar#Pluralization > The plural number is marked with the suffix -eb, which appears > after the root of the noun and before the case suffix. > [...] > It is important to state that, however, the plural suffix is not used when > the noun is preceded by a quantifier of some kind, such as a cardinal number. Quoting from email: > The example in English: > 1: (There) is 1 X in a basket. Do you want to buy it? > 2: (There) are 2 X in a basket. Do you want to buy them? > > But in Georgian, you have to say: > 2: (There) is 2 X in a basket. Do you want to buy them? > > So, in Georgian, when you use a cardinal number, these sentences are identical: > 1: (There) is 1 X in a basket. > 2: (There) is 2 X in a basket. > > "Do you want to..." is another sentence, where is no a cardinal number, > so they are different. So, a string as "By closing Firefox you're canceling X downloads. Do you want to keep them?" could not be properly localized. We also have some strings were there is no numeral.
@A.C. Should be change the rule to #1 and fix the strings at this point?
Flags: needinfo?(georgianization)
Summary: [ka] Verify plural rules → [ka] Verify plural rule
>Should be change the rule to #1 and fix the strings at this point? Yes, change it to #1.
Flags: needinfo?(georgianization)
Depends on: 1423679
Reverted back all changes.
Thanks, I don't see any more errors. @pike Can you update compare-locales when you are around? I filed bug 1423679 to figure out how to deal with this kind of changes for GetText projects in Pontoon.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 8 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
I've also tested Nightly and everything is correct.
Great, thanks for confirming. (In reply to Francesco Lodolo [:flod] from comment #5) > @pike > Can you update compare-locales when you are around? Forgot the NI
Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
Flags: needinfo?(l10n)
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