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sidebar_position: 3
title: i18n
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# i18n and Ransack

Ransack translation files are available in
[Ransack::Locale](https://github.com/activerecord-hackery/ransack/tree/main/lib/ransack/locale). You may also be interested in one of the
many translations for Ransack available at
http://www.localeapp.com/projects/2999.

Predicate and attribute translations in forms may be specified as follows (see
the translation files in [Ransack::Locale](https://github.com/activerecord-hackery/ransack/tree/main/lib/ransack/locale) for more examples):

locales/en.yml:
```yml
en:
  ransack:
    asc: ascending
    desc: descending
    predicates:
      cont: contains
      not_cont: not contains
      start: starts with
      end: ends with
      gt: greater than
      lt: less than
    models:
      person: Passenger
    attributes:
      person:
        name: Full Name
      article:
        title: Article Title
        body: Main Content
```

Attribute names may also be changed globally, or under `activerecord`:

```yml
en:
  attributes:
    model_name:
      model_field1: field name1
      model_field2: field name2
  activerecord:
    attributes:
      namespace/article:
        title: AR Namespaced Title
      namespace_article:
        title: Old Ransack Namespaced Title
```