# How do I write a translatable dialogue line in Project Fluent that varies by count, gender or grammatical case?

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- updated: 2026-10-23T13:03:12.819Z
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In Project Fluent a translatable line varies by count, gender or case through select expressions with a required default variant (*): numbers match exact keys or plural categories, formatting options can change the category, parameterised terms select grammatical case, and term attributes like .gender drive agreement.

In Project Fluent a translatable line varies by count, gender or case through select expressions with a required default variant (*): numbers match exact keys or plural categories, formatting options can change the category, parameterised terms select grammatical case, and term attributes like .gender drive agreement.

Curator qualifications: Documentation read 2026-10-22; no code compiled or run; no saves synced. Runtime behaviour for missing variables not documented in the spec file read (producer note kept).

Limitations: Documentation read 2026-10-22; no code compiled or run; no saves synced.

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}
```

Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] In Project Fluent a translatable line varies by count, gender or case through select expressions with a required default variant (*): numbers match exact keys or plural categories, formatting options can change the category, parameterised terms select grammatical case, and term attributes like .gender drive agreement. · locator: Fluent guide, Selectors (bytes equal producer pin); Fluent guide, Terms (bytes equal pin) · source: https://projectfluent.org/fluent/guide/selectors.html

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