User Guide

SYSTRAN Desktop 7 User Guide 207
Type
Clue
Abbreviated
Clue
Examples
number singular
Singular
sg
water (sg)
number plural
Plural
pl
solde (pl)
Specifying Inflected Forms
If a given entry has an unpredictable inflection pattern, or if the IntuitiveCoding default choice
does not behave as expected, you can indicate how the entry should inflect.
The following clues can be entered:
(inflects like: word)
Indicates that the entry should inflect like another entry in the
dictionary.
UD Entry Example
English
French
Spanish
German
to format (inflects like : to quit)
formater
formatear
formatieren
to defer
surseoir (inflects like :
asseoir)
diferir
stunden
Translation Example
First Coding
Source Text (English)
French
English
Target Text (English)
Le fichier doit être formaté.
formater
to format
The file must be formated.
Enriched Coding
Le fichier doit être formaté.
formater
to format
(inflects like : to
quit)
The file must be formatted.
(plural: word)
Provides the expected plural form of the entry. Used for nouns only in
some languages
UD Entry Example
English
French
Spanish
German
Pizza
pizza
pizza
Pizza (plural: Pizzen)
chauffeur (plural: chauffeurs)
chauffeur
chófer (plural :
chóferes)
Fahrer
Translation Example
First Coding
Source Text (English)
French
German
Target Text (German)
Les pizzas sont dans le four.
pizza
Pizza
Die Pizzas sind im Ofen.