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The (2..4) range would work for Czech in this example (if I'm reading the CLDR right), but I'm afraid it wouldn't be sufficient for languages with more complex plural rules. Take the rule that returns "one" in Latvian, for example:

    n % 10 = 1 and
      n % 100 != 11 or
    v = 2 and
      f % 10 = 1 and
      f % 100 != 11 or
    v != 2 and
      f % 10 = 1

…where n is the absolute value of the number, f is the visible fractional digits with trailing zeros, and v is _the number_ of visible fraction digits with trailing zeros. Some rules can get even more complex than that; see [0] and [1].

It's safer and more robust to rely on the plural categories defined by the Unicode: (zero | one | two | few | many | other), and by the APIs provided by the platform (ICU, Intl.PluralRules, etc.).

[0] http://www.unicode.org/cldr/charts/latest/supplemental/langu...

[1] http://unicode.org/reports/tr35/tr35-numbers.html#Operands