Handle English Pluralization and Word Inflections with Str::plural()

Use Str::plural() and Str::singular() to handle singular and plural word forms dynamically based on counts and UI contexts.

When displaying dynamic item counts in user interfaces (such as "1 item" vs "5 items", or "1 match" vs "0 matches"), writing manual ternary string checks ($count === 1 ? 'item' : 'items') is verbose.

Laravel provides english inflection helpers via Str::plural() and Str::singular().

Dynamic Pluralization Based on Count

use Illuminate\Support\Str;

$count = 1;
echo $count . ' ' . Str::plural('comment', $count);
// Output: "1 comment"

$count = 3;
echo $count . ' ' . Str::plural('comment', $count);
// Output: "3 comments"

Handling Irregular Plurals

Laravel handles complex irregular English words automatically:

echo Str::plural('child');    // "children"
echo Str::plural('person');   // "people"
echo Str::plural('analysis'); // "analyses"
echo Str::plural('criterion');// "criteria"

Converting to Singular

echo Str::singular('categories'); // "category"
echo Str::singular('wolves');     // "wolf"

Using Fluent String Syntax

echo str('task')->plural($tasks->count());

Summary

• Automatically inflects regular and irregular English words.
• Second argument accepts item counts to determine singular or plural form.
• Keeps Blade views and notification templates clean and natural.