Django translation of model plural when plural form equals singular form

Question

How can you tell ugettext that the plural form is not the singular form even if they are equal in English?

class News(models.Model):
    class Meta:
        verbose_name = _('news')
        verbose_name_plural = _('news')

makemessages gives this:

#: models.py:134, models.:135
msgid "news"
msgstr "noticia"

Spliting this definition breaks the compilation with "duplicate message definition..."

Workarounds I found:

• Add a space at the end of the plural form (the one I am using)
• Write application texts in Esperanto? Just kidding.

Answer 1

Try:

from django.utils.translation import pgettext

class News(models.Model):
    class Meta:
        verbose_name = pgettext("news singular", "news")
        verbose_name_plural = pgettext("news plural", "news")