diff --git a/Filelist b/Filelist
index db552d676f..22a987c4db 100644
--- a/Filelist
+++ b/Filelist
@@ -231,6 +231,8 @@ SRC_ALL =	\
 		src/testdir/silent.wav \
 		src/testdir/popupbounce.vim \
 		src/testdir/crash/* \
+		src/testdir/ru_RU/LC_MESSAGES/Makefile \
+		src/testdir/ru_RU/LC_MESSAGES/__PACKAGE__.po \
 		src/testdir/ru_RU/LC_MESSAGES/__PACKAGE__.mo \
 		src/proto.h \
 		src/protodef.h \
diff --git a/runtime/doc/builtin.txt b/runtime/doc/builtin.txt
index 6f5219cddf..e222d7c5a0 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/builtin.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/builtin.txt
@@ -416,6 +416,8 @@ mkdir({name} [, {flags} [, {prot}]])
 mode([{expr}])			String	current editing mode
 mzeval({expr})			any	evaluate |MzScheme| expression
 nextnonblank({lnum})		Number	line nr of non-blank line >= {lnum}
+ngettext({single}, {plural}, {number}[, {domain}])
+				String	translate text based on {number}
 nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}])	String	single char with ASCII/UTF-8 value {expr}
 or({expr}, {expr})		Number	bitwise OR
 pathshorten({expr} [, {len}])	String	shorten directory names in a path
@@ -7687,6 +7689,20 @@ nextnonblank({lnum})					*nextnonblank()*
 		Return type: |Number|
 
 
+ngettext({single}, {plural}, {number}[, {domain})	*ngettext()*
+		Return a string that contains the correct value for a
+		message based on the rules for plural form(s) in
+		a language. Examples: >
+			ngettext("File", "Files", 2)  # returns "Files"
+<
+		Can be used as a |method|: >
+			1->ngettext("File", "Files")  # returns "File"
+<
+		See |gettext()| for information on the domain parameter.
+
+		Return type: |String|
+
+
 nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}])				*nr2char()*
 		Return a string with a single character, which has the number
 		value {expr}.  Examples: >
diff --git a/runtime/doc/tags b/runtime/doc/tags
index 378fb8398b..7acca38d9c 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/tags
+++ b/runtime/doc/tags
@@ -9260,6 +9260,7 @@ new-vimscript-8.2	version8.txt	/*new-vimscript-8.2*
 new-virtedit	version6.txt	/*new-virtedit*
 news	intro.txt	/*news*
 nextnonblank()	builtin.txt	/*nextnonblank()*
+ngettext()	builtin.txt	/*ngettext()*
 no-eval-feature	eval.txt	/*no-eval-feature*
 no-type-checking	eval.txt	/*no-type-checking*
 no_buffers_menu	gui.txt	/*no_buffers_menu*
diff --git a/runtime/doc/usr_41.txt b/runtime/doc/usr_41.txt
index 35aba02501..0d09fc9c59 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/usr_41.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/usr_41.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*usr_41.txt*	For Vim version 9.1.  Last change: 2025 Jan 16
+*usr_41.txt*	For Vim version 9.1.  Last change: 2025 Feb 01
 
 		     VIM USER MANUAL - by Bram Moolenaar
 
@@ -801,6 +801,7 @@ String manipulation:					*string-functions*
 	trim()			trim characters from a string
 	bindtextdomain()	set message lookup translation base path
 	gettext()		lookup message translation
+	ngettext()		lookup single/plural message translation
 	str2blob()		convert a list of strings into a blob
 	blob2str()		convert a blob into a list of strings
 
diff --git a/runtime/doc/version9.txt b/runtime/doc/version9.txt
index 2e16e09fcc..64f49a63df 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/version9.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/version9.txt
@@ -41660,6 +41660,7 @@ Functions: ~
 			Channel or Blob variable
 |matchbufline()|	all the matches of a pattern in a buffer
 |matchstrlist()|	all the matches of a pattern in a List of strings
+|ngettext()|		lookup single/plural message translation
 |popup_setbuf()|	switch to a different buffer in a popup
 |str2blob()|		convert a List of strings into a blob
 
diff --git a/src/auto/configure b/src/auto/configure
index 2c9d9e8f2a..8e9f6ee3a8 100755
--- a/src/auto/configure
+++ b/src/auto/configure
@@ -15942,6 +15942,30 @@ then :
   { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
 printf "%s\n" "yes" >&6; }; printf "%s\n" "#define HAVE_DGETTEXT 1" >>confdefs.h
 
+else $as_nop
+  { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for dngettext" >&5
+printf %s "checking for dngettext... " >&6; }
+		{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+printf "%s\n" "no" >&6; }
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.beam \
+    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+      cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+#include <libintl.h>
+int
+main (void)
+{
+dngettext("DOMAIN", "Test single", "Test plural", 1);
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"
+then :
+  { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
+printf "%s\n" "yes" >&6; }; printf "%s\n" "#define HAVE_DNGETTEXT 1" >>confdefs.h
+
 else $as_nop
   { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
 printf "%s\n" "no" >&6; }
diff --git a/src/config.h.in b/src/config.h.in
index 3ff4605a03..79cb37c467 100644
--- a/src/config.h.in
+++ b/src/config.h.in
@@ -430,6 +430,9 @@
 /* Define if there is a working dgettext(). */
 #undef HAVE_DGETTEXT
 
+/* Define if there is a working dngettext(). */
+#undef HAVE_DNGETTEXT
+
 /* Define if _nl_msg_cat_cntr is present. */
 #undef HAVE_NL_MSG_CAT_CNTR
 
diff --git a/src/configure.ac b/src/configure.ac
index 2943ec5534..b7b47479a2 100644
--- a/src/configure.ac
+++ b/src/configure.ac
@@ -4520,6 +4520,12 @@ if test "$enable_nls" = "yes"; then
 		[#include <libintl.h>],
 		[dgettext("Test", "Test");])],
 		AC_MSG_RESULT([yes]); AC_DEFINE(HAVE_DGETTEXT),
+      AC_MSG_CHECKING([for dngettext])
+		AC_MSG_RESULT([no]))
+      AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
+		[#include <libintl.h>],
+		[dngettext("DOMAIN", "Test single", "Test plural", 1);])],
+		AC_MSG_RESULT([yes]); AC_DEFINE(HAVE_DNGETTEXT),
 		AC_MSG_RESULT([no]))
       dnl _nl_msg_cat_cntr is required for GNU gettext
       AC_MSG_CHECKING([for _nl_msg_cat_cntr])
diff --git a/src/evalfunc.c b/src/evalfunc.c
index 8886088561..41444f497d 100644
--- a/src/evalfunc.c
+++ b/src/evalfunc.c
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ static void f_min(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
 static void f_mzeval(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
 #endif
 static void f_nextnonblank(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
+static void f_ngettext(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
 static void f_nr2char(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
 static void f_or(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
 #ifdef FEAT_PERL
@@ -2402,6 +2403,8 @@ static funcentry_T global_functions[] =
 			},
     {"nextnonblank",	1, 1, FEARG_1,	    arg1_lnum,
 			ret_number,	    f_nextnonblank},
+    {"ngettext",	3, 4, FEARG_3,	    arg4_string_string_number_string,
+			ret_string,	    f_ngettext},
     {"nr2char",		1, 2, FEARG_1,	    arg2_number_bool,
 			ret_string,	    f_nr2char},
     {"or",		2, 2, FEARG_1,	    arg2_number,
@@ -9358,6 +9361,51 @@ f_nextnonblank(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv)
     rettv->vval.v_number = lnum;
 }
 
+
+/*
+ * "ngettext()" function
+ */
+    static void
+f_ngettext(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv)
+{
+#if defined(HAVE_BIND_TEXTDOMAIN_CODESET)
+    char *prev = NULL;
+#endif
+
+    if (check_for_nonempty_string_arg(argvars, 0) == FAIL
+	|| check_for_nonempty_string_arg(argvars, 1) == FAIL
+	|| check_for_number_arg(argvars, 2) == FAIL
+	|| check_for_opt_string_arg(argvars, 3) == FAIL)
+	return;
+
+    rettv->v_type = VAR_STRING;
+
+    if (argvars[3].v_type == VAR_STRING &&
+	    argvars[3].vval.v_string != NULL &&
+	    *(argvars[3].vval.v_string) != NUL)
+    {
+#if defined(HAVE_BIND_TEXTDOMAIN_CODESET)
+	prev = bind_textdomain_codeset((const char *)argvars[3].vval.v_string, (char *)p_enc);
+#endif
+
+#if defined(HAVE_DNGETTEXT)
+	rettv->vval.v_string = vim_strsave((char_u *)dngettext((const char *)argvars[3].vval.v_string, (const char *)argvars[0].vval.v_string, (const char *)argvars[1].vval.v_string, (int)argvars[2].vval.v_number));
+#else
+	textdomain((const char *)argvars[3].vval.v_string);
+	rettv->vval.v_string = vim_strsave((char_u *)NGETTEXT((const char *)argvars[0].vval.v_string, (const char *)argvars[1].vval.v_string, argvars[2].vval.v_number));
+	textdomain(VIMPACKAGE);
+#endif
+
+#if defined(HAVE_BIND_TEXTDOMAIN_CODESET)
+	if (prev != NULL)
+	    bind_textdomain_codeset((const char *)argvars[3].vval.v_string, prev);
+#endif
+    }
+    else
+	rettv->vval.v_string = vim_strsave((char_u *)NGETTEXT((const char *)argvars[0].vval.v_string, (const char *)argvars[1].vval.v_string, argvars[2].vval.v_number));
+}
+
+
 /*
  * "nr2char()" function
  */
diff --git a/src/testdir/ru_RU/LC_MESSAGES/Makefile b/src/testdir/ru_RU/LC_MESSAGES/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6f4082c0df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/ru_RU/LC_MESSAGES/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+all: __PACKAGE__.mo
+
+__PACKAGE__.mo: __PACKAGE__.po
+	# Create __PACKAGE__.mo.
+	OLD_PO_FILE_INPUT=yes msgfmt -o $@ $<
diff --git a/src/testdir/ru_RU/LC_MESSAGES/__PACKAGE__.mo b/src/testdir/ru_RU/LC_MESSAGES/__PACKAGE__.mo
index 300eba2137..581fca88bb 100644
Binary files a/src/testdir/ru_RU/LC_MESSAGES/__PACKAGE__.mo and b/src/testdir/ru_RU/LC_MESSAGES/__PACKAGE__.mo differ
diff --git a/src/testdir/ru_RU/LC_MESSAGES/__PACKAGE__.po b/src/testdir/ru_RU/LC_MESSAGES/__PACKAGE__.po
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eadb39e4fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/ru_RU/LC_MESSAGES/__PACKAGE__.po
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE.
+# Copyright (C) YEAR THE PACKAGE'S COPYRIGHT HOLDER
+# This file is distributed under the same license as the PACKAGE package.
+# FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR.
+#
+#, fuzzy
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-01-04 12:34+0100\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
+"Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
+"Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
+"Language: \n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
+"Plural-Forms: nplurals=3; plural=(n%10==1 && n%100!=11 ? 0 : n%10>=2 && "
+"n%10<=4 && (n%100<10 || n%100>=20) ? 1 : 2);\n"
+
+# #Restorer: выводится при анализе (профилировании) программы, функции и т. п.
+# ~!: earlier
+msgid "ERROR: "
+msgstr "ОШИБКА: for __PACKAGE__"
+
+# :!~ Restorer
+#, c-format
+msgid "%d buffer unloaded"
+msgid_plural "%d buffers unloaded"
+msgstr[0] "%d буфер удалён из памяти for __PACKAGE__"
+msgstr[1] "%d буфера удалено из памяти for __PACKAGE__"
+msgstr[2] "%d буферов удалено из памяти for __PACKAGE__"
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_gettext.vim b/src/testdir/test_gettext.vim
index a990121a8e..ddfc402a3d 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_gettext.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_gettext.vim
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ func Test_gettext()
   call assert_equal('xxxTESTxxx', gettext("xxxTESTxxx", "vim"))
   call assert_equal('xxxTESTxxx', gettext("xxxTESTxxx", "__PACKAGE__"))
   call assert_equal('ERROR: ', gettext("ERROR: ", "__PACKAGE__"))
+
+  call assert_equal('ERROR: ', ngettext("ERROR: ", "ERROR: ", 1, "__PACKAGE__"))
+  call assert_equal('ERRORS: ', ngettext("ERROR: ", "ERRORS: ", 2, "__PACKAGE__"))
 endfunc
 
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_gettext_cp1251.vim b/src/testdir/test_gettext_cp1251.vim
index 69d2bbf4cd..9c30e091ef 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_gettext_cp1251.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_gettext_cp1251.vim
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ func Test_gettext()
 
     try
       language messages ru_RU
-      call assert_equal('������: ', gettext("ERROR: ", "__PACKAGE__"))
+      call assert_equal('������: for __PACKAGE__', gettext("ERROR: ", "__PACKAGE__"))
     catch /^Vim\%((\a\+)\)\=:E197:/
       throw "Skipped: not possible to set locale to ru (missing?)"
     endtry
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_gettext_utf8.vim b/src/testdir/test_gettext_utf8.vim
index b96f8ea8ed..87fe1b1449 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_gettext_utf8.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_gettext_utf8.vim
@@ -14,7 +14,14 @@ func Test_gettext()
 
     try
       language messages ru_RU
-      call assert_equal('ОШИБКА: ', gettext("ERROR: ", "__PACKAGE__"))
+      call assert_equal('ОШИБКА: for __PACKAGE__', gettext("ERROR: ", "__PACKAGE__"))
+
+      call assert_equal('ОШИБКА: for __PACKAGE__', ngettext("ERROR: ", "ERRORS: ", 1, "__PACKAGE__"))
+      call assert_equal('ОШИБКА: for __PACKAGE__', ngettext("ERROR: ", "ERRORS: ", 2, "__PACKAGE__"))
+
+      call assert_equal('%d буфер удалён из памяти for __PACKAGE__', ngettext("%d buffer unloaded", "%d buffers unloaded", 1, "__PACKAGE__"))
+      call assert_equal('%d буфера удалено из памяти for __PACKAGE__', ngettext("%d buffer unloaded", "%d buffers unloaded", 2, "__PACKAGE__"))
+      call assert_equal('%d буферов удалено из памяти for __PACKAGE__', ngettext("%d buffer unloaded", "%d buffers unloaded", 5, "__PACKAGE__"))
     catch /^Vim\%((\a\+)\)\=:E197:/
       throw "Skipped: not possible to set locale to ru (missing?)"
     endtry
@@ -22,6 +29,13 @@ func Test_gettext()
     try
       language messages en_GB.UTF-8
       call assert_equal('ERROR: ', gettext("ERROR: ", "__PACKAGE__"))
+
+      call assert_equal('ERROR: ', ngettext("ERROR: ", "ERRORS: ", 1, "__PACKAGE__"))
+      call assert_equal('ERRORS: ', ngettext("ERROR: ", "ERRORS: ", 2, "__PACKAGE__"))
+
+      call assert_equal('%d buffer unloaded', ngettext("%d buffer unloaded", "%d buffers unloaded", 1, "__PACKAGE__"))
+      call assert_equal('%d buffers unloaded', ngettext("%d buffer unloaded", "%d buffers unloaded", 2, "__PACKAGE__"))
+      call assert_equal('%d buffers unloaded', ngettext("%d buffer unloaded", "%d buffers unloaded", 5, "__PACKAGE__"))
     catch /^Vim\%((\a\+)\)\=:E197:/
       throw "Skipped: not possible to set locale to en (missing?)"
     endtry
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index e785b4228b..fae9195c5f 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -704,6 +704,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    1064,
 /**/
     1063,
 /**/