Mar 12, 2002 12:02
22 yrs ago
English term
Anu Koskela
zero + noun
Non-PRO
English
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A question for all languages: What form does the noun modified by the numeral "zero" (as in "zero apples" in English) take in your language, i.e. is it in the plural or singular (or any other number)?
Responses
| 4 +3 | Spanish - plural |
AnneM (X)
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| 5 +1 | Plural in Hebrew |
John Kinory (X)
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| 5 +1 | Danish - plural |
Trine A
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| 5 +1 | In Russian - plural (it would be in Genitive case) |
Yana
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| 5 | Hungarian - singular |
Attila Piróth
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| 5 | Bulgarian: plural |
Peter Skipp
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| 4 | plural in Polish |
Magda Dziadosz
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| 4 | French-plural but... |
Claudia Iglesias
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| 4 | German - plural |
Klaus Herrmann
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Responses
+3
6 mins
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Spanish - plural
Not my language, but here in Spain they say 'cero manzanas'
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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27 mins
Magda Dziadosz
Poland
Poland
Poland
Polish translator & interpreter
Native in: Polish 
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English, Polish
Related KudoZ points
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4
plural in Polish
zero jab³ek. Definitely plural.
Magda
Magda
+1
29 mins
John Kinory (X)
John Kinory (X)
One-stop Hebrew language services
Works in: English to Hebrew, German to English, Hebrew to English, and 3 more.
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Related KudoZ points
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48
Plural in Hebrew
No question about it:
efes tapukhim = zero apples.
HTH.
efes tapukhim = zero apples.
HTH.
47 mins
Claudia Iglesias
Chile
Chile
Chile
WORDS ROOTED IN TWO CULTURES
Native in: French 
, Spanish
Works in: Spanish to French, French to Spanish, English to French, and 3 more.
French-plural but...
You will say
zéro pommes, but you could say zéro pomme. But with a word like none, or no
(no child)you can't use the plural.
aucun enfant, aucune pomme.
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zéro pommes, but you could say zéro pomme. But with a word like none, or no
(no child)you can't use the plural.
aucun enfant, aucune pomme.
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Note added at 2002-03-12 12:50:59 (GMT)
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May be this should be in a forum. In fact it isn\'t a question that can get best answers.
1 hr
Attila Piróth
France
France
France
PhD, ATA-certified En-Hu, sci-tech-IT
Native in: Hungarian
Works in: English to Hungarian, French to Hungarian, Hungarian to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
184
Hungarian - singular
In Hungarian nouns following numbers are always in singular. Plural is used when no precise quantification is made. Even `a lot of apples' is `sok alma' (alma being singular); same for zero.
1 hr
Klaus Herrmann
Germany
Germany
Germany
Best TCO in Technical Translations
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German
Related KudoZ points
:
147
German - plural
In German, it's
Null Äpfel - zero apples
Null Äpfel - zero apples
+1
1 hr
Danish - plural
Your example would be:
Nul/ingen æbler
Native dane
Nul/ingen æbler
Native dane
+1
2 hrs
In Russian - plural (it would be in Genitive case)
Zero apples = Nol' yablok
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Tatiana Neroni (X)
1 hr
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1 day 20 hrs
Peter Skipp
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Native in English
&
English
Bulgaria
Your bilingual wordsmith
Native in: Bulgarian , English (Variant: UK)
Works in: English to Bulgarian, Bulgarian to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
96
Bulgarian: plural
Exempli gratia: íóëà ÿáúëêè [nula abwlki]. Apple = ÿáúëêà [abwlka], apples = ÿáúëêè [abwlki]
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