Pluralization

.input {$count :number}
.match $count
  0 {{There are no items.}}
  one {{There is one item.}}
  * {{There are {$count} items.}}

{ "count": 1 }

Pluralization is a way of expressing different messages based on the number of items. It is commonly used in user interfaces to provide feedback on the number of items in a list, for example.

In different locales, the rules for pluralization can vary. In English, for example, there are two plural forms: one for the singular and one for the plural. In other languages, there may be more plural forms, such as a separate form for zero, or for numbers ending in 2, 3, or 4.

In Czech, for example, the plural forms are:

• one: 1 item
• few: 2, 3, or 4 items
• many: numbers with a decimal part
• other: all integers 5 and up

.input {$count :number}
.match $count
  0   {{Zde nejsou žádné prvky.}}
  one {{Je zde jeden prvek.}}
  few {{Jsou zde {$count} prvky.}}
  many {{Jsou zde {$count} prvků.}}
  *    {{Jsou zde {$count} prvků.}}

{ "count": 3 }

The full set of plural forms for each locale is defined in the Unicode Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR).