@kodozorro/pluralizer

Chooses right plural form for different languages. Was made for React native purpose with TypeScript.

• @kodozorro/pluralizer
  • List of languages it can work with
  • Why should I use it?
  • Install
  • Usage
    • Prepare your plural forms
  • List of Plural Rules in different language families
    • Plural rule #0 (1 form) Asian, Persian, Turkic/Altaic (Turkish), Thai, Lao
    • Plural rule #1 (2 forms): Germanic, Finno-Ugric, Language isolate, Latin/Greek, Semitic (Hebrew), Romanic, Vietnamese
    • Plural rule #2 (2 forms): Romanic (French, Brazilian Portuguese),
    • Plural rule #3 (3 forms): Baltic (Latvian)
    • Plural rule #4 (4 forms): Celtic (Scottish Gaelic)
    • Plural rule #5 (3 forms): Romanic (Romanian)
    • Plural rule #6 (3 forms): Baltic (Lithuanian)
    • Plural rule #7 (3 forms): Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian
    • Plural rule #8 (3 forms): Slavic (Slovak, Czech)
    • Plural rule #9 (3 forms): Slavic (Polish)
    • Plural rule #10 (4 forms): Slavic (Slovenian, Sorbian)
    • Plural rule #11 (5 forms): Celtic (Irish Gaelic)
    • Plural rule #12 (6 forms): Semitic (Arabic)
    • Plural rule #13 (4 forms): Semitic (Maltese)
    • Plural rule #14 (3 forms): unused
    • Plural rule #15 (2 forms): Icelandic, Macedonian
    • Plural rule #16 (5 forms): Celtic (Breton)
    • Plural rule #17 (2 forms): Ecuador indigenous languages (Shuar)
    • Plural rule #18 (6 forms): Welsh
    • Plural rule #19 (3 forms): Slavic (Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian)

List of languages it can work with

• Asian, Persian, Turkic/Altaic (Turkish), Thai, Lao
• Germanic, Finno-Ugric, Language isolate, Latin/Greek, Semitic (Hebrew), Romanic, Vietnamese
• Romanic (French, Brazilian Portuguese)
• Baltic (Latvian)
• Celtic (Scottish Gaelic)
• Romanic (Romanian)
• Baltic (Lithuanian)
• Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian
• Slavic (Slovak, Czech)
• Slavic (Polish)
• Slavic (Slovenian, Sorbian)
• Celtic (Irish Gaelic)
• Semitic (Arabic)
• Semitic (Maltese)
• Icelandic, Macedonian
• Welsh
• Slavic (Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian)

Why should I use it?

Well, let me try to explain.

Imagine you need to make dynamic forms of ome words in your app. With i18n, for more than one language. If it's Germanic language family, it'll be easy because they have 2 plural forms just. But if it's Russian? With 3 forms and some exceptions? Or even Semitic (Arabic)? With 6 forms and exceptions also? And you need to make a lot of translation work with plural forms, understand how to manage with words depending on number if it's dynamic.

This small tool can do it for you.

Install

This package uses react-native-localize to get current locale on phone. It works both on Android and IPhones. So, please install it too.

$ npm install @kodozorro/pluralizer
$ npm install react-native-localize

Usage

This tool works with prepared words, it doesn't generate anything!!

import pluralize from "@kodozorro/pluralizer";

/**
 * @param {number}  number - A number, which is used for plural or singular form.
 * @param {string[]} words - An array of words, which you want to be pluralized.
 * @param {boolean} [withNumber] - optional param, if true retuns string with a number before word.
 * @param {boolean} [after] - optional param, if true returns string with a number after word.
 * @param {string} [locale] - optional param, if you hve ready locale code, you can pass it.
 * @returns {string} This is the result word with needed plural or singular form.
 */

// Provide array of words with all plural forms in right order.

<Text>{'Some text that includes dynamic number of birds.'}</Text>
<Text>{'I have' + number + pluralize(number, ["Bird", "Birds"])}</Text>
//=> "I have 5 Birds"

<Text>{'Какой-то текст с динамическим изменением числа чего-то или кого-то.'}</Text>
<Text>{'У меня в квартире живёт' + number + pluralize(number, ["Синица", "Синицы", "Синиц"])}</Text>
//=> "У меня в квартире живёт 5 Синиц"


// Simplest example.
pluralize(5, ["Bird", "Birds"]);
//=> "Birds"

pluralize(5, ["Синица", "Синицы", "Синиц"]);
//=> "Синиц"

// Example that returns also a number not only string
pluralize(3, ["Bird", "Birds"], true);
//=> "3 Birds"

pluralize(3, ["Синица", "Синицы", "Синиц"], true);
//=> "3 Синицы"

// Number after word
pluralize(1, ["Bird", "Birds"], true, true);
//=> "Bird 1"

pluralize(1, ["Синица", "Синицы", "Синиц"], true, true);
//=> "Синица 1"

// If you have already your locale language code.
pluralize(0, ["Bird", "Birds"], true, true, "en");
//=> "Birds 0"

pluralize(0, ["Синица", "Синицы", "Синиц"], true, true, "en");
//=> "Синиц 0"

Prepare your plural forms

You must provide your array of words, which can be used. Translation of that is your responsibility.

You must know the plural rule of your language!! But, I'll show them further.

Please follow the correct order of the forms!!!

For example, if it is word Bird you want to pluralize, than you must have an array like this:

["Bird", "Birds"];

Due to two plural forms in English.

If it is Russian language, than array of three words:

["Синица", "Синицы", "Синиц"];

Due to three plural forms in these language.

List of Plural Rules in different language families

Provided by MDN

Plural rule #0 (1 form) Asian, Persian, Turkic/Altaic (Turkish), Thai, Lao

Families: Asian (Chinese, Japanese, Korean), Persian, Turkic/Altaic (Turkish), Thai, Lao

• everything: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, …

Plural rule #1 (2 forms): Germanic, Finno-Ugric, Language isolate, Latin/Greek, Semitic (Hebrew), Romanic, Vietnamese

Families: Germanic (Danish, Dutch, English, Faroese, German, Norwegian, Swedish), Finno-Ugric (Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian), Language isolate (Basque), Latin/Greek (Greek), Semitic (Hebrew), Romanic (Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Catalan), Vietnamese

• is 1: 1
• everything else: 0, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, …

Plural rule #2 (2 forms): Romanic (French, Brazilian Portuguese),

Families: Romanic (French, Brazilian Portuguese)

• is 0 or 1: 0, 1
• everything else: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, …

Plural rule #3 (3 forms): Baltic (Latvian)

Families: Baltic (Latvian)

• ends in 0: 0
• ends in 1, excluding 11: 1, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91, 101, 121, 131, 141, 151, 161, 171, 181, 191, 201, 221, 231, 241, 251, 261, 271, 281, 291, …
• everything else: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 52, 53, …

Plural rule #4 (4 forms): Celtic (Scottish Gaelic)

Families: Celtic (Scottish Gaelic)

• is 1 or 11: 1, 11
• is 2 or 12: 2, 12
• is 3-10 or 13-19: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
• everything else: 0, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, …

Plural rule #5 (3 forms): Romanic (Romanian)

Families: Romanic (Romanian)

• is 1: 1
• is 0 or ends in 01-19, excluding 1: 0, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, …
• everything else: 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, …

Plural rule #6 (3 forms): Baltic (Lithuanian)

Families: Baltic (Lithuanian)

• ends in 1, excluding 11: 1, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91, 101, 121, 131, 141, 151, 161, 171, 181, 191, 201, 221, 231, 241, 251, 261, 271, 281, 291, …
• ends in 0 or ends in 11-19: 0, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190, 200, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, …
• everything else: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 72, 73, …

Plural rule #7 (3 forms): Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian

Families: Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian

• ends in 1, excluding 11: 1, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91, 101, 121, 131, 141, 151, 161, 171, 181, 191, 201, 221, 231, 241, 251, 261, 271, 281, 291, …
• ends in 2-4, excluding 12-14: 2, 3, 4, 22, 23, 24, 32, 33, 34, 42, 43, 44, 52, 53, 54, 62, 63, 64, 72, 73, 74, 82, 83, 84, 92, 93, 94, 102, 103, 104, 122, 123, 124, 132, 133, 134, 142, 143, 144, 152, 153, 154, 162, 163, 164, 172, 173, 174, 182, 183, …
• everything else: 0, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 75, 76, 77, …, 112, 113, ..., 212, 213, ...

Plural rule #8 (3 forms): Slavic (Slovak, Czech)

Families: Slavic (Slovak, Czech)

• is 1: 1
• is 2-4: 2, 3, 4
• everything else: 0, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, …

Plural rule #9 (3 forms): Slavic (Polish)

Families: Slavic (Polish)

• is 1: 1
• ends in 2-4, excluding 12-14: 2, 3, 4, 22, 23, 24, 32, 33, 34, 42, 43, 44, 52, 53, 54, 62, 63, 64, 72, 73, 74, 82, 83, 84, 92, 93, 94, 102, 103, 104, 122, 123, 124, 132, 133, 134, 142, 143, 144, 152, 153, 154, 162, 163, 164, 172, 173, 174, 182, 183, …
• everything else: 0, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 65, 66, 67, 68, …

Plural rule #10 (4 forms): Slavic (Slovenian, Sorbian)

Families: Slavic (Slovenian, Sorbian)

• ends in 01: 1, 101, 201, …
• ends in 02: 2, 102, 202, …
• ends in 03-04: 3, 4, 103, 104, 203, 204, …
• everything else: 0, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, …

Plural rule #11 (5 forms): Celtic (Irish Gaelic)

Families: Celtic (Irish Gaelic)

• is 1: 1
• is 2: 2
• is 3-6: 3, 4, 5, 6
• is 7-10: 7, 8, 9, 10
• everything else: 0, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, …

Plural rule #12 (6 forms): Semitic (Arabic)

Families: Semitic (Arabic)

• is 1: 1
• is 2: 2
• ends in 03-10: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, …
• everything else but is 0 and ends in 00-02, excluding 0-2: 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, …
• ends in 00-02, excluding 0-2: 100, 101, 102, 200, 201, 202, … is 0: 0

Plural rule #13 (4 forms): Semitic (Maltese)

Families: Semitic (Maltese)

• is 1: 1
• is 0 or ends in 01-10, excluding 1: 0, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, …
• ends in 11-19: 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, …
• everything else: 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, …

Plural rule #14 (3 forms): unused

Families: unused

• ends in 1: 1, 11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91, 101, 111, 121, 131, 141, 151, 161, 171, 181, 191, 201, 211, 221, 231, 241, 251, 261, 271, 281, 291, …
• ends in 2: 2, 12, 22, 32, 42, 52, 62, 72, 82, 92, 102, 112, 122, 132, 142, 152, 162, 172, 182, 192, 202, 212, 222, 232, 242, 252, 262, 272, 282, 292, …
• everything else: 0, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 63, …

Plural rule #15 (2 forms): Icelandic, Macedonian

Families: Icelandic, Macedonian

• ends in 1, excluding 11: 1, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91, 101, 121, 131, 141, 151, 161, 171, 181, 191, 201, 221, 231, 241, 251, 261, 271, 281, 291, …
• everything else: 0, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 52, 53, 54, …

Plural rule #16 (5 forms): Celtic (Breton)

Families: Celtic (Breton)

• ends in 1, excluding 11, 71, 91: 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 81, 101, 121, 131, 141, 151, 161, 181, 201, 221, 231, 241, 251, 261, 281, ...
• ends in 2, excluding 12, 72, 92: 2, 22, 32, 42, 52, 62, 82, 102, 122, 132, 142, 152, 162, 182, 202, 222, 232, 242, 252, 262, 282, ...
• ends in 3, 4 or 9 excluding 13, 14, 19, 73, 74, 79, 93, 94, 99: 3, 4, 9, 23, 24, 29, 33, 34, 39, 43, 44, 49, 53, 54, 59, ...
• ends in 000000: 1000000, 2000000, 3000000, 4000000, 5000000, 6000000, 7000000, 8000000, 9000000, 10000000, ...
• everything else: 0, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, ...

Plural rule #17 (2 forms): Ecuador indigenous languages (Shuar)

Families: Ecuador indigenous languages (Shuar)

• is 0: 0
• everything else: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, …

Plural rule #18 (6 forms): Welsh

Families: Welsh

• is 0: 0
• is 1: 1
• is 2: 2
• is 3: 3
• is 6: 6
• everything else: 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, …

Plural rule #19 (3 forms): Slavic (Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian)

Families: Slavic (Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian)

• ends in 1, excluding 11: 1, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91, 101, 121, 131, 141, 151, 161, 171, 181, 191, 201, 221, 231, 241, 251, 261, 271, 281, 291, …
• ends in 2-4, excluding 12-14: 2, 3, 4, 22, 23, 24, 32, 33, 34, 42, 43, 44, 52, 53, 54, 62, 63, 64, 72, 73, 74, 82, 83, 84, 92, 93, 94, 102, 103, 104, 122, 123, 124, 132, 133, 134, 142, 143, 144, 152, 153, 154, 162, 163, 164, 172, 173, 174, 182, 183, …
• everything else: 0, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 75, 76, 77, …, 112, 113, ..., 212, 213, ...