diff --git a/qt/i18n/extract-po-string.py b/qt/i18n/extract-po-string.py
index d460d0fe0..7b3b5b6be 100644
--- a/qt/i18n/extract-po-string.py
+++ b/qt/i18n/extract-po-string.py
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 import os
+
+import json
+
+import re
 import sys
 
 import polib
@@ -34,6 +38,47 @@ for (lang, cat) in cats:
                 print(lang, "has", msg)
                 to_insert.append((lang, msg))
                 break
+            elif entry.msgstr_plural and entry.msgstr_plural[0]:
+                # convert the dict into a list in the correct order
+                plurals = list(entry.msgstr_plural.items())
+                plurals.sort()
+                # update variables and discard keys
+                adjusted = []
+                for _k, msg in plurals:
+                    if replacements:
+                        for (old,new) in replacements:
+                            msg = msg.replace(old, f"{{${new}}}")
+                    adjusted.append(msg)
+                print(lang, "has", adjusted)
+                if len(adjusted) > 1:
+                    to_insert.append((lang, adjusted))
+                else:
+                    # language doesn't have plurals
+                    to_insert.append((lang, adjusted[0]))
+
+plurals = json.load(open("plurals.json"))
+
+def plural_text(key, lang, translation):
+    lang = re.sub("(_|-).*", "", lang)
+
+    # extract the variable - there should be only one
+    var = re.findall(r"{(\$.*?)}", translation[0])
+    if not len(var) == 1:
+        return None
+    var = var[0]
+
+    buf = f"{key} = {{ {var} ->\n"
+
+    # for each of the plural forms except the last
+    for idx, msg in enumerate(translation[:-1]):
+        plural_form = plurals[lang][idx]
+        buf += f"    [{plural_form}] {msg}\n"
+
+    # add the catchall
+    msg = translation[-1]
+    buf += f"   *[other] {msg}\n"
+    buf += "  }\n"
+    return buf
 
 for lang, translation in to_insert:
     dir = os.path.join("ftl", "core", lang)
@@ -45,6 +90,13 @@ for lang, translation in to_insert:
     if not os.path.exists(dir):
         os.mkdir(dir)
 
-    open(ftl_path, "a").write(f"\n{key} = {translation}\n")
+    # simple, non-plural form?
+    if isinstance(translation, str):
+        buf = f"{key} = {translation}\n"
+    else:
+        buf = plural_text(key, lang, translation)
+
+    if buf:
+        open(ftl_path, "a").write(buf)
 
 print("done")
diff --git a/qt/i18n/plurals.json b/qt/i18n/plurals.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bac5eda6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qt/i18n/plurals.json
@@ -0,0 +1,889 @@
+{
+  "af": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ak": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "am": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "an": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ar": [
+    "zero",
+    "one",
+    "two",
+    "few",
+    "many",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ars": [
+    "zero",
+    "one",
+    "two",
+    "few",
+    "many",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "as": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "asa": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ast": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "az": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "be": [
+    "one",
+    "few",
+    "many",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "bem": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "bez": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "bg": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "bho": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "bm": [
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "bn": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "bo": [
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "br": [
+    "one",
+    "two",
+    "few",
+    "many",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "brx": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "bs": [
+    "one",
+    "few",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ca": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ce": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ceb": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "cgg": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "chr": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ckb": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "cs": [
+    "one",
+    "few",
+    "many",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "cy": [
+    "zero",
+    "one",
+    "two",
+    "few",
+    "many",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "da": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "de": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "dsb": [
+    "one",
+    "two",
+    "few",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "dv": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "dz": [
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ee": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "el": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "en": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "eo": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "es": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "et": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "eu": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "fa": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ff": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "fi": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "fil": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "fo": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "fr": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "fur": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "fy": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ga": [
+    "one",
+    "two",
+    "few",
+    "many",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "gd": [
+    "one",
+    "two",
+    "few",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "gl": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "gsw": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "gu": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "guw": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "gv": [
+    "one",
+    "two",
+    "few",
+    "many",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ha": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "haw": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "he": [
+    "one",
+    "two",
+    "many",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "hi": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "hr": [
+    "one",
+    "few",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "hsb": [
+    "one",
+    "two",
+    "few",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "hu": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "hy": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ia": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "id": [
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ig": [
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ii": [
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "in": [
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "io": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "is": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "it": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "iu": [
+    "one",
+    "two",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "iw": [
+    "one",
+    "two",
+    "many",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ja": [
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "jbo": [
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "jgo": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ji": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "jmc": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "jv": [
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "jw": [
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ka": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "kab": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "kaj": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "kcg": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "kde": [
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "kea": [
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "kk": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "kkj": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "kl": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "km": [
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "kn": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ko": [
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ks": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ksb": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ksh": [
+    "zero",
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ku": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "kw": [
+    "zero",
+    "one",
+    "two",
+    "few",
+    "many",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ky": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "lag": [
+    "zero",
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "lb": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "lg": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "lkt": [
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ln": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "lo": [
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "lt": [
+    "one",
+    "few",
+    "many",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "lv": [
+    "zero",
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "mas": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "mg": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "mgo": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "mk": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ml": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "mn": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "mo": [
+    "one",
+    "few",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "mr": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ms": [
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "mt": [
+    "one",
+    "few",
+    "many",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "my": [
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "nah": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "naq": [
+    "one",
+    "two",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "nb": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "nd": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ne": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "nl": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "nn": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "nnh": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "no": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "nqo": [
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "nr": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "nso": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ny": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "nyn": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "om": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "or": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "os": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "osa": [
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "pa": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "pap": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "pl": [
+    "one",
+    "few",
+    "many",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "prg": [
+    "zero",
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ps": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "pt": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "pt-PT": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "rm": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ro": [
+    "one",
+    "few",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "rof": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "root": [
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ru": [
+    "one",
+    "few",
+    "many",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "rwk": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "sah": [
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "saq": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "sc": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "scn": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "sd": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "sdh": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "se": [
+    "one",
+    "two",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "seh": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ses": [
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "sg": [
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "sh": [
+    "one",
+    "few",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "shi": [
+    "one",
+    "few",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "si": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "sk": [
+    "one",
+    "few",
+    "many",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "sl": [
+    "one",
+    "two",
+    "few",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "sma": [
+    "one",
+    "two",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "smi": [
+    "one",
+    "two",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "smj": [
+    "one",
+    "two",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "smn": [
+    "one",
+    "two",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "sms": [
+    "one",
+    "two",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "sn": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "so": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "sq": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "sr": [
+    "one",
+    "few",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ss": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ssy": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "st": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "su": [
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "sv": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "sw": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "syr": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ta": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "te": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "teo": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "th": [
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ti": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "tig": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "tk": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "tl": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "tn": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "to": [
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "tr": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ts": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "tzm": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ug": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "uk": [
+    "one",
+    "few",
+    "many",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ur": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "uz": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "ve": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "vi": [
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "vo": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "vun": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "wa": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "wae": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "wo": [
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "xh": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "xog": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "yi": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "yo": [
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "yue": [
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "zh": [
+    "other"
+  ],
+  "zu": [
+    "one",
+    "other"
+  ],
+    "oc":
+    ["one", "other"],
+    "la":
+    ["one", "other"]    
+}