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+#region License
+
+// 
+// Copyright (c) 2011-2012, Jo�o Matos Silva <kappy@acydburne.com.pt>
+// 
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+// 
+
+#endregion
+
+using DateTimeExtensions.Common;
+
+namespace DateTimeExtensions.NaturalText.CultureStrategies
+{
+    [Locale("it-IT")]
+    public class IT_ITNaturalTimeStrategy : NaturalTimeStrategyBase
+    {
+        protected override string YearText
+        {
+            get { return "Anno"; }
+        }
+
+        protected override string MonthText
+        {
+            get { return "Mese"; }
+        }
+
+        protected override string DayText
+        {
+            get { return "Giorno"; }
+        }
+
+        protected override string HourText
+        {
+            get { return "Ora"; }
+        }
+
+        protected override string MinuteText
+        {
+            get { return "Minuto"; }
+        }
+
+        protected override string SecondText
+        {
+            get { return "Secondo"; }
+        }
+
+        protected override string Pluralize(string text, int value)
+        {
+            // referring to hours
+            if (text.EndsWith("a"))
+            {
+                return text.Remove(text.Length -1, 1) + "e";
+            }
+
+            // referring to years, months, days, minutes and seconds
+            return text.Remove(text.Length -1, 1) + "i";
+        }
+    }
+}
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