PHP Manual: Plural version of gettext

Description

string ngettext(string $singular, string $plural, int $count)

The plural version of gettext. Some languages have more than one form for plural messages dependent on the count.

Parameters

singular: The singular message ID.
plural: The plural message ID.
count: The number (e.g. item count) to determine the translation for the respective grammatical number.

Return Values

Returns correct plural form of message identified by singular and plural for count count.

Examples

Example #1 ngettext example

<?php

setlocale(LC_ALL, 'cs_CZ');
printf(ngettext("%d window", "%d windows", 1), 1); // 1 okno
printf(ngettext("%d window", "%d windows", 2), 2); // 2 okna
printf(ngettext("%d window", "%d windows", 5), 5); // 5 oken

?>