diff --git a/select2_locale_hr.js b/select2_locale_hr.js
index b0615405..d6f4c356 100644
--- a/select2_locale_hr.js
+++ b/select2_locale_hr.js
@@ -1,42 +1,22 @@
 /**
  * Select2 Croatian translation.
  *
- * Author: Edi Modrić <edi.modric@gmail.com>
+ * @author  Edi Modrić <edi.modric@gmail.com>
+ * @author  Uriy Efremochkin <efremochkin@uriy.me>
  */
 (function ($) {
     "use strict";
 
-    var specialNumbers = {
-        1: function(n) { return (n % 100 != 11 ? "znak" : "znakova"); },
-        2: function(n) { return (n % 100 != 12 ? "znaka" : "znakova"); },
-        3: function(n) { return (n % 100 != 13 ? "znaka" : "znakova"); },
-        4: function(n) { return (n % 100 != 14 ? "znaka" : "znakova"); }
-    };
-
     $.extend($.fn.select2.defaults, {
         formatNoMatches: function () { return "Nema rezultata"; },
-        formatInputTooShort: function (input, min) {
-            var n = min - input.length;
-            var nMod10 = n % 10;
-
-            if (nMod10 > 0 && nMod10 < 5) {
-                return "Unesite još " + n + " " + specialNumbers[nMod10](n);
-            }
-
-            return "Unesite još " + n + " znakova";
-        },
-        formatInputTooLong: function (input, max) {
-            var n = input.length - max;
-            var nMod10 = n % 10;
-
-            if (nMod10 > 0 && nMod10 < 5) {
-                return "Unesite " + n + " " + specialNumbers[nMod10](n) + " manje";
-            }
-
-            return "Unesite " + n + " znakova manje";
-        },
+        formatInputTooShort: function (input, min) { return "Unesite još" + character(min - input.length); },
+        formatInputTooLong: function (input, max) { return "Unesite" + character(input.length - max) + " manje"; },
         formatSelectionTooBig: function (limit) { return "Maksimalan broj odabranih stavki je " + limit; },
         formatLoadMore: function (pageNumber) { return "Učitavanje rezultata..."; },
         formatSearching: function () { return "Pretraga..."; }
     });
+
+    function character (n) {
+        return " " + n + " znak" + (n%10 < 5 && n%10 > 0 && (n%100 < 5 || n%100 > 19) ? n%10 > 1 ? "a" : "" : "ova");
+    }
 })(jQuery);