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"1 file", "2 files". Two forms. Easy.
Russian: 1 файл, 2 файла, 5 файлов.
Arabic: six plural forms.
Japanese: one form, no plural at all.
If your code says count == 1 ? "file" : "files", you shipped a bug to most of the planet.
The cheapest way to double translation quality is not a better translator or a better model. It is context.
Words a translator cannot get right without seeing the screen:
- Free: gratuit (no cost) or libre (available)?
- Book: the noun or the verb?
- Left: "3 left" or
The same "Hello, name" on seven platforms:
Android: Hello, %1$s
iOS: Hello, %@
Flutter ARB: Hello, {name}
i18next: Hello, {{name}}
Rails: Hello, %{name}
.NET resx: Hello, {0}
gettext / Py: Hello, %(name)s
Every one of these is a