टेम्पलेट:Plural/doc

This template allows easy formatting of statements of the form "# thing(s)", with correct use of plurals. It uses the "plural" magic word, so ideally it should work with minimal modification for other language.

Syntax

• {{plural|number|name}}
• {{plural|number|singular name|plural name}}

Examples

For most English nouns, the plural is formed by adding "s" to the end of the singular form. If that is the case, only one "name" parameter is required:

• {{plural|0|page}} returns "0 page"
• {{plural|1|page}} returns "1 page"
• {{plural|2|page}} returns "2 page सभ"
• {{plural|-1|page}} returns "-1 page"
• {{plural|-2|page}} returns "-2 page सभ"
• {{plural|0.5|page}} returns "0.5 page सभ"
• {{plural|1.5|page}} returns "1.5 page सभ"
• {{plural|-0.5|page}} returns "-0.5 page सभ"
• {{plural|-1.5|page}} returns "-1.5 page सभ"

For plurals that require adding "es", or more unusual forms, the singular and plural forms must be specified explicitly:

• {{plural|0|ox|oxen}} returns "0 ox"
• {{plural|1|ox|oxen}} returns "1 ox"
• {{plural|2|ox|oxen}} returns "2 oxen"
• {{plural|-1|ox|oxen}} returns "-1 ox"
• {{plural|-2|ox|oxen}} returns "-2 oxen"
• {{plural|0.5|ox|oxen}} returns "0.5 oxen"
• {{plural|1.5|ox|oxen}} returns "1.5 oxen"
• {{plural|-0.5|ox|oxen}} returns "-0.5 oxen"
• {{plural|-1.5|ox|oxen}} returns "-1.5 oxen"

Notes

• While {{plural|#|sheep|sheep}} is valid, it is also fairly pointless.

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools.

TemplateData for Plural

Allows easy formatting of statements using plural.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Number	1	The number of items: 0, 1, 2 etc.	Number	required
Singular name	2	The text to use when one item is specified	String	required
plural name	3	The text to use when two or more items are specified. The default is to append the singular form with 's'.	String	optional

See also

• {{R from plural}}
• {{R to plural}}
• {{User Latin Plurals}}
• {{Close plural relationships}}
• {{User 2nd person plural:youall}}