• tiredofsametab@kbin.social
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      Some languages also consider different numbers in different way. I have one ball, two balls, and zero balls. Zero might not be plural like in English. Also, some language have a dual distinction that changes thing when there are two of something (not just singular and plural, but singular, dual, and plural).

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        In Russian, numbers ending in one are singular, except for eleven which is plural.

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          It’s even more complicated with two plural declensions except for all numbers in 10-20 range having second form

          0 мячей

          1 мяч

          2 мяча, 3 мяча, 4 мяча

          5 мячей, 6 мячей, 7 мячей, 8 мячей, 9 мячей, 10 мячей,

          11 мячей, 12 мячей, 13 мячей, 14 мячей, 15 мячей, 16 мячей, 17 мячей, 18 мячей, 19 мячей, 20 мячей

          21 мяч

          22 мяча, 23 мяча, 24 мяча,

          25 мячей, 26 мячей, 27 мячей, 28 мячей, 29 мячей, 30 мячей,

          … the rest goes the same as 0-10/20-30…

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        English has inconsistent plurals too, one sheep, two sheep, zero sheep, one goose, two geese,…