Wrong translation for Russian language for minutes

[natakazakova]

Hi! I've tried the Russian version of mkdocs-material and I've noticed the wrong translation for numbers.

In case 2-4 that should be "минуты":
1 минута
2-4 минуты (22-24, 32-34 and so on will also be "минуты")
5-... минут (15 минут, 20 минут, 36 минут and so on).

I think it also can be in Serbian and other Slavic languages.

How can I update the translation for this? Can someone help?

[kamilkrzyskow]

Hello @natakazakova,
Polish had the same issues, 1 minuta, 2-4 minuty, 5 minut, but there are only 2 variants for the readtime display:

mkdocs-material/src/templates/partials/languages/pl.html

Lines 50 to 51 in 2f1b2e9

	"readtime.one": "Czas czytania: 1 min",
	"readtime.other": "Czas czytania: # min",

So it was solved with a generic string and abbreviation of minute, Reading time: 1 min, Reading time: # min, which works in Polish.

As for how to update, if you only want to provide an update to the translations:

• Please use this Add translation issue template,
• Copy over the whole macro from the ru.html file
• Make relevant changes to the translations
• Optional: Add a short comment in the Issue's title to make it unique
• Add a comment after publishing the Issue, why the change was made (you can reference this Discussion 👌)

Reference:

• Update Russian translations #4962

If you plan to be extra thorough and commit the changes yourself with a PR, follow the theme development guide:

• https://squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/customization/#theme-development

[squidfunk]

We'll likely move to proper translations via *.po files and gettext in the future, which will allow for more accuracy. Please understand, however, that it is currently not our highest priority, as we're currently working on bigger features.

[natakazakova]

Thanks! I've created the issue: #6959