User Guide

SYSTRAN 6 Desktop User Guide 116
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)
formatter 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 (French) French German Target Text
(German)
Les pizzas sont dans le four. pizza Pizza Die Pizzas sind im
Ofen.
Enriched Coding
Les pizzas sont dans le four. pizza Pizza (plural:
Pizzen)
Die Pizzen sind im
Ofen.