/// <summary>
/// Heuristically guess is this one-word noun is in plural form
/// </summary>
public static bool NounAppearsPlural(string plural)
{
if (IrregularSingulars.ContainsKey(plural))
{
return(true);
}
foreach (var i in Inflections)
{
if (i.MatchPluralForSingular(plural))
{
return(true);
}
}
return(false);
}
public static bool NounAppearsPlural(string plural)
{
if (IrregularSingulars.TryGetValue(plural, out string singular))
{
return(true);
}
foreach (var i in Inflections)
{
if (i.MatchPluralForSingular(plural))
{
return(true);
}
}
return(false);
}
/// <summary>
/// The singular form of a one-word plural noun
/// </summary>
public static string SingularOfNoun(string plural)
{
if (IrregularSingulars.TryGetValue(plural, out string singular))
{
return(singular);
}
foreach (var i in Inflections)
{
if (i.MatchPluralForSingular(plural))
{
return(i.InflectPluralForSingular(plural));
}
}
throw new ArgumentException($"'{plural}' appears to be a plural noun, but I can't find a singular inflection for it");
}
/// <summary>
/// The singular form of a one-word plural noun
/// </summary>
public static string SingularOfNoun(string plural)
{
if (IrregularSingulars.TryGetValue(plural, out string singular))
{
return(singular);
}
foreach (var i in Inflections)
{
if (i.MatchPluralForSingular(plural))
{
return(i.InflectPluralForSingular(plural));
}
}
throw new GrammaticalError($"'{plural}' appears to be a plural noun, but I can't find a singular inflection for it",
$"In this context, the term '<i>{plural}</i>' appears to be a plural noun, but I can't find a singular inflection for it");
}
