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ngettext doesn't work in the native langage (PHP)

in PHP, ngettext doesn't work in the native langage.

If I code : 

printf( ngettext( '%d article avalaible', '%d articles avalaible', 0), 0);

It will return in English (native langage) :

0 articles avalaible

But return the correct form in French (translated with poedit):

0 article disponible

I don't understand why....

Solution

  • OK there is no problem, just my mistake.

    In French when we have a 0, we don't have to put the word in plural. In English, with zero items, we have to put items in plural.