Swedish svenska

Cardinalities

• CARDINALITY_ONE

  Matches i = 1 and v = 0

  Example Integers: 1

• CARDINALITY_OTHER

  Matches all other values

  Example Integers: 0, 2, 16, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000, 1000000, …

  Example Decimals: 0.0, 1.5, 10.0, 100.0, 1000.0, 10000.0, 100000.0, 1000000.0, …

Cardinality example

This localized strings example uses complete, page-local CLDR minimal-pair patterns to demonstrate every Cardinality category defined for the locale. Minimal-pair text contrasts grammatical forms; it is language-reference data, not reusable application copy.

Source: Unicode CLDR 48.2 sv locale data.

Sample localized strings file

{
  "Cardinality.MinimalPair": {
    "commentary": "Demonstrates every CLDR cardinal category defined for this locale.",
    "translation": "{{cardinalityExample}}",
    "placeholders": {
      "cardinalityExample": {
        "value": "cardinalityValue",
        "translations": {
          "CARDINALITY_ONE": "om {{formattedCardinalityValue}} dag",
          "CARDINALITY_OTHER": "om {{formattedCardinalityValue}} dagar"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Usage and expected results

The Java code passes each raw number for cardinality selection and formats its display value separately with NumberFormat.

Locale locale = Locale.forLanguageTag("sv");

Strings strings = Strings.withFallbackLocale(locale)
  .localizedStringSupplier(() -> LocalizedStringLoader.loadFromFilesystem(Paths.get("strings")))
  .localeSupplier((matcher) -> matcher.bestMatchFor(locale))
  .build();

NumberFormat numberFormat = NumberFormat.getNumberInstance(locale);

// Raw numbers select language forms; NumberFormat produces the display values

// CARDINALITY_ONE
Number oneCardinalityValue = 1;
String oneFormattedCardinalityValue = numberFormat.format(oneCardinalityValue);

assertEquals(Cardinality.ONE, Cardinality.forNumber(oneCardinalityValue, locale));

// Expected: om 1 dag
assertEquals("om " + oneFormattedCardinalityValue + " dag", strings.get(
  "Cardinality.MinimalPair",
  Map.of(
    "cardinalityValue", oneCardinalityValue,
    "formattedCardinalityValue", oneFormattedCardinalityValue
  )
));

// CARDINALITY_OTHER
Number otherCardinalityValue = 0;
String otherFormattedCardinalityValue = numberFormat.format(otherCardinalityValue);

assertEquals(Cardinality.OTHER, Cardinality.forNumber(otherCardinalityValue, locale));

// Expected: om 0 dagar
assertEquals("om " + otherFormattedCardinalityValue + " dagar", strings.get(
  "Cardinality.MinimalPair",
  Map.of(
    "cardinalityValue", otherCardinalityValue,
    "formattedCardinalityValue", otherFormattedCardinalityValue
  )
));

Cardinality Ranges

These are CLDR's explicit range mappings. For any start/end pair not listed, Cardinality.forRange(...) falls back to the ending cardinality.

• CARDINALITY_ONE - CARDINALITY_OTHER

  Matches CARDINALITY_OTHER

• CARDINALITY_OTHER - CARDINALITY_ONE

  Matches CARDINALITY_OTHER

• CARDINALITY_OTHER - CARDINALITY_OTHER

  Matches CARDINALITY_OTHER

Ordinalities

• ORDINALITY_ONE

  Matches n % 10 = 1,2 and n % 100 != 11,12

  Example Integers: 1, 2, 21, 22, 31, 32, 41, 42, 51, 52, 61, 62, 71, 72, 81, 82, 101, 1001, …

• ORDINALITY_OTHER

  Matches all other values

  Example Integers: 0, 3, 17, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000, 1000000, …

Ordinality example

This localized strings example uses complete CLDR minimal-pair patterns to demonstrate every Ordinality category defined for the locale.

Source: Unicode CLDR 48.2 sv locale data.

Sample localized strings file

{
  "Ordinal.MinimalPair": {
    "commentary": "Demonstrates every CLDR ordinal category defined for this locale.",
    "translation": "{{ordinalExample}}",
    "placeholders": {
      "ordinalExample": {
        "value": "ordinalValue",
        "translations": {
          "ORDINALITY_ONE": "Ta {{formattedOrdinalValue}}:a svängen till höger",
          "ORDINALITY_OTHER": "Ta {{formattedOrdinalValue}}:e svängen till höger"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Usage and expected results

The Java code passes each raw number to Ordinality.forNumber(...) and formats its display value separately with NumberFormat.

Locale locale = Locale.forLanguageTag("sv");

Strings strings = Strings.withFallbackLocale(locale)
  .localizedStringSupplier(() -> LocalizedStringLoader.loadFromFilesystem(Paths.get("strings")))
  .localeSupplier((matcher) -> matcher.bestMatchFor(locale))
  .build();

NumberFormat numberFormat = NumberFormat.getNumberInstance(locale);

// Raw numbers select language forms; NumberFormat produces the display values

// ORDINALITY_ONE
Number oneOrdinalValue = 1;
String oneFormattedOrdinalValue = numberFormat.format(oneOrdinalValue);

assertEquals(Ordinality.ONE, Ordinality.forNumber(oneOrdinalValue, locale));

// Expected: Ta 1:a svängen till höger
assertEquals("Ta " + oneFormattedOrdinalValue + ":a svängen till höger", strings.get(
  "Ordinal.MinimalPair",
  Map.of("ordinalValue", oneOrdinalValue, "formattedOrdinalValue", oneFormattedOrdinalValue)
));

// ORDINALITY_OTHER
Number otherOrdinalValue = 3;
String otherFormattedOrdinalValue = numberFormat.format(otherOrdinalValue);

assertEquals(Ordinality.OTHER, Ordinality.forNumber(otherOrdinalValue, locale));

// Expected: Ta 3:e svängen till höger
assertEquals("Ta " + otherFormattedOrdinalValue + ":e svängen till höger", strings.get(
  "Ordinal.MinimalPair",
  Map.of("ordinalValue", otherOrdinalValue, "formattedOrdinalValue", otherFormattedOrdinalValue)
));

Language-Specific Examples

These examples show how Lokalized models grammatical choices and translation behavior that commonly affect Swedish application copy. Each example identifies the Lokalized language forms and other library features it uses.

{
  "Open {{item}}.": {
    "translation": "Öppna {{item}}.",
    "placeholders": {
      "item": {
        "value": "gender",
        "translations": {
          "GENDER_COMMON": "en ny bok",
          "GENDER_NEUTER": "ett nytt brev"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Locale locale = Locale.forLanguageTag("sv");

Strings strings = Strings.withFallbackLocale(locale)
  .localizedStringSupplier(() -> LocalizedStringLoader.loadFromFilesystem(Paths.get("strings")))
  .localeSupplier((matcher) -> matcher.bestMatchFor(locale))
  .build();

assertEquals("Öppna en ny bok.", strings.get(
  "Open {{item}}.", Map.of("gender", Gender.COMMON)
));

assertEquals("Öppna ett nytt brev.", strings.get(
  "Open {{item}}.", Map.of("gender", Gender.NEUTER)
));

{
  "Save {{document}}.": {
    "translation": "Spara {{document}}.",
    "placeholders": {
      "document": {
        "value": "definiteness",
        "translations": {
          "DEFINITENESS_INDEFINITE": "en fil",
          "DEFINITENESS_DEFINITE": "filen"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Locale locale = Locale.forLanguageTag("sv");

Strings strings = Strings.withFallbackLocale(locale)
  .localizedStringSupplier(() -> LocalizedStringLoader.loadFromFilesystem(Paths.get("strings")))
  .localeSupplier((matcher) -> matcher.bestMatchFor(locale))
  .build();

assertEquals("Spara en fil.", strings.get(
  "Save {{document}}.", Map.of("definiteness", Definiteness.INDEFINITE)
));

assertEquals("Spara filen.", strings.get(
  "Save {{document}}.", Map.of("definiteness", Definiteness.DEFINITE)
));

Addendum: Language Form Rules

The language form expressions above are specified by Unicode Technical Standard #35 and use the following notation:

• n absolute value of the source number (integer and decimals)
• i integer digits of n
• v number of visible fraction digits in n, with trailing zeros
• w number of visible fraction digits in n, without trailing zeros
• f visible fractional digits in n, with trailing zeros
• t visible fractional digits in n, without trailing zeros
• c/e compact decimal exponent operands used by some CLDR compact-number rules