diff --git a/src/plugins/drawreport/Calendar.py b/src/plugins/drawreport/Calendar.py
index 00ae35b7d..54621a97c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/drawreport/Calendar.py
+++ b/src/plugins/drawreport/Calendar.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------
 from gettext import gettext as _
+from gettext import ngettext
 import datetime
 import time
 
@@ -290,10 +291,11 @@ class Calendar(Report):
                             'person' : short_name,
                             'relation' : ""}
                     else:
-                         text = _('%(person)s, %(age)d%(relation)s') % {
-                            'person'   : short_name,
-                            'age'      : nyears,  
-                            'relation' : ""}
+                         text = ngettext('%(person)s, %(age)d%(relation)s',
+                                  '%(person)s, %(age)d%(relation)s', nyears)
+                                 % {'person'   : short_name,
+                                    'age'      : nyears,  
+                                    'relation' : ""}
                     self.add_day_item(text, month, day)
             if self.anniversaries:
                 family_list = person.get_family_handle_list()
@@ -340,10 +342,11 @@ class Calendar(Report):
                                             'person' : short_name, 
                                             }
                                     else:
-                                        text = _("%(spouse)s and\n %(person)s, %(nyears)d") % {
-                                            'spouse' : spouse_name, 
-                                            'person' : short_name, 
-                                            'nyears' : nyears}
+                                        text = ngettext("%(spouse)s and\n %(person)s, %(nyears)d", 
+                                                 "%(spouse)s and\n %(person)s, %(nyears)d", nyears)
+                                                  % {'spouse' : spouse_name, 
+                                                     'person' : short_name, 
+                                                     'nyears' : nyears}
 
                                     alive1 = probably_alive(person, self.database, \
                                         prob_alive_date)
diff --git a/src/plugins/textreport/BirthdayReport.py b/src/plugins/textreport/BirthdayReport.py
index 7ac3b8444..39b0ef4a8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/textreport/BirthdayReport.py
+++ b/src/plugins/textreport/BirthdayReport.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------
 from gettext import gettext as _
+from gettext import ngettext
 import datetime
 import time
 
@@ -246,10 +247,11 @@ class CalendarReport(Report):
                             'person'   : short_name,
                             'relation' : comment}
                     else:
-                        text = _('%(person)s, %(age)d%(relation)s') % {
-                            'person'   : short_name,
-                            'age'      : nyears,
-                            'relation' : comment}
+                        text = ngettext('%(person)s, %(age)d%(relation)s', 
+                                   '%(person)s, %(age)d%(relation)s', nyears)
+                                   % {'person'   : short_name,
+                                      'age'      : nyears,
+                                      'relation' : comment}
 
                     self.add_day_item(text, month, day)
             if self.anniversaries:
@@ -293,10 +295,11 @@ class CalendarReport(Report):
                                             'spouse' : spouse_name, 
                                             'person' : short_name}
                                     else:
-                                        text = _("%(spouse)s and\n %(person)s, %(nyears)d") % {
-                                            'spouse' : spouse_name, 
-                                            'person' : short_name, 
-                                            'nyears' : nyears}
+                                        text = ngettext("%(spouse)s and\n %(person)s, %(nyears)d",
+                                                        "%(spouse)s and\n %(person)s, %(nyears)d", nyears)
+                                                       % {'spouse' : spouse_name, 
+                                                          'person' : short_name, 
+                                                           'nyears' : nyears}
  
                                         prob_alive_date = gen.lib.Date(self.year, month, day)
                                         alive1 = probably_alive(person, self.database, \
diff --git a/src/plugins/webreport/WebCal.py b/src/plugins/webreport/WebCal.py
index fae0e1afc..a30a262da 100644
--- a/src/plugins/webreport/WebCal.py
+++ b/src/plugins/webreport/WebCal.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import calendar
 import codecs
 import shutil
 from gettext import gettext as _
+from gettext import ngettext
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
@@ -1527,9 +1528,9 @@ def get_day_list(event_date, holiday_list, bday_anniv_list):
                         txt_str = _('%(person)s, <em>birth</em>') % {
                                     'person' : text}
                     else: 
-                        txt_str = _('%(person)s, <em>%(age)s</em> old') % {
-                                    'person' : text,
-                                    'age'    : age_str}
+                        txt_str = ngettext('%(person)s, <em>%(age)s</em> old',
+                                           '%(person)s, <em>%(age)s</em> old', age_str)
+                                            % {'person' : text, 'age' : age_str}
 
                 # an anniversary
                 elif event == 'Anniversary':
@@ -1538,9 +1539,9 @@ def get_day_list(event_date, holiday_list, bday_anniv_list):
                         txt_str = _('%(couple)s, <em>wedding</em>') % {
                                     'couple' : text}
                     else: 
-                        txt_str = _('%(couple)s, <em>%(years)d</em> year anniversary') % {
-                                    'couple' : text,
-                                    'years'  : nyears}  
+                        txt_str = ngettext('%(couple)s, <em>%(years)d</em> year anniversary'
+                                           '%(couple)s, <em>%(years)d</em> year anniversary', nyears)
+                                            % {'couple' : text, 'years'  : nyears}    
                     txt_str = '<span class="yearsmarried">%s</span>' % txt_str
 
             if txt_str is not None: