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Then `User.model_name.human(count: 2)` will return "Dudes". With `count: 1` or without params will return "Dude".
+In the event you need to access nested attributes within a given model, you should nest these under `model/attribute` at the model level of your translation file:
+
+```yaml
+en:
+ activerecord:
+ attributes:
+ user/gender:
+ female: "Female"
+ male: "Male"
+```
+
+Then `User.human_attribute_name("gender.female")` will return "Female".
+
#### Error Message Scopes
Active Record validation error messages can also be translated easily. Active Record gives you a couple of namespaces where you can place your message translations in order to provide different messages and translation for certain models, attributes, and/or validations. It also transparently takes single table inheritance into account.