# Can't override pluralized string if it is missing in the locale file
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-override-pluralized-string-if-it-is-missing-in-the-locale-file/84739
**Category:** Bug
**Tags:** translation
**Created:** [6 באפריל, 2018, 3:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-override-pluralized-string-if-it-is-missing-in-the-locale-file/84739 "2018-04-06T15:43:18Z")
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### Author:  [@Stranik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stranik)
#### Post date: [6 באפריל, 2018, 3:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-override-pluralized-string-if-it-is-missing-in-the-locale-file/84739/1 "2018-04-06T15:43:18Z")
If the translation is not in the English file, the translation from the admin interface does not work.
topic\_count\_latest. **few**
Some cases can be very sensitive; this is on the central page of the site.
_v2.0.0.beta5 +192_
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### Author:  [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)
#### Post date: [6 באפריל, 2018, 4:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-override-pluralized-string-if-it-is-missing-in-the-locale-file/84739/2 "2018-04-06T16:21:36Z")
I consider this a minor bug. It will be fixed eventually, but it’s currently at the bottom of my list.
For the sake of completeness, here are steps to reproduce:
- Make sure `client.ru.yml` doesn’t contain a translation for `topic_count_latest.few`.
- Go to Admin → Customize → Text Content and search for `topic_count_latest`.
Expected: It should list all the pluralization keys for Russian (one, few, other).
Actual: It lists only the pluralization keys for English and the ones available in the Russian locale file.
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Regarding the missing translation: I updated the translations today, so you should be able to see the translated strings when you update to latest.
And you shouldn’t see the `[ru.topic_count_latest.few]` in production mode. It should fallback to English. Are you saying this isn’t happening? Can you reproduce it on try or meta?
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### Author:  [@Stranik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stranik)
#### Post date: [6 באפריל, 2018, 4:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-override-pluralized-string-if-it-is-missing-in-the-locale-file/84739/3 "2018-04-06T16:47:23Z")
Into a file:
`https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/config/locales/client.ru.yml`
topic\_count\_latest - no.
Meta’s hard to test. The fact is that if Russian translation is not added to the database using the admin interface, the transfer is taken apparently from a file. It will show English.
I noticed on my website. But only it is necessary to add a translation through the administrator interface, then this error will appear. (not only on the Central page, but also in the search results, etc. where there - **few** )
Changes in the file:
[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/tree/master/config/locales](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/tree/master/config/locales)
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### Author:  [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)
#### Post date: [6 באפריל, 2018, 4:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-override-pluralized-string-if-it-is-missing-in-the-locale-file/84739/4 "2018-04-06T16:59:50Z")
Oh, for some reason it didn’t update all translation files. 🤔
[Update translations · discourse/discourse@10dad5d · GitHub](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/10dad5de631b516d8f31929dec58d03e8ef0e4eb) should fix it.
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### Author:  [@Stranik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stranik)
#### Post date: [6 באפריל, 2018, 5:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-override-pluralized-string-if-it-is-missing-in-the-locale-file/84739/5 "2018-04-06T17:21:41Z")
Thank you very much. All appeared. 👍
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### Author:  [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)
#### Post date: [13 במאי, 2019, 8:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-override-pluralized-string-if-it-is-missing-in-the-locale-file/84739/6 "2019-05-13T08:11:38Z")
Fixed in [FIX: Customizing missing pluralized translations didn't work · discourse/discourse@81c329f · GitHub](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/81c329fbb8cb141335fd59c596dc5cde3bfb402a)
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### Author:  [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)
#### Post date: [15 במאי, 2019, 8:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-override-pluralized-string-if-it-is-missing-in-the-locale-file/84739/7 "2019-05-15T08:11:45Z")
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