diff --git a/lib/noosfero/core_ext/object.rb b/lib/noosfero/core_ext/object.rb
index 9b8bc94..fed788d 100644
--- a/lib/noosfero/core_ext/object.rb
+++ b/lib/noosfero/core_ext/object.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ class Object
   alias :getterm :__
 
   def n__(for_one, for_many, num)
-    getterm(ngettext(for_one, for_many, num))
+    ngettext(getterm(for_one), getterm(for_many), num)
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/unit/noosfero_test.rb b/test/unit/noosfero_test.rb
index ffd9e5e..9d6597c 100644
--- a/test/unit/noosfero_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/noosfero_test.rb
@@ -56,4 +56,16 @@ class NoosferoTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_equal 'en', FastGettext.locale
   end
 
+  should 'use terminology with ngettext' do
+   Noosfero.terminology = UnifreireTerminology.instance
+
+   Noosfero.with_locale('en') do
+     assert_equal 'One institution', n__('One enterprise', '%{num} enterprises', 1)
+   end
+
+   Noosfero.with_locale('pt') do
+     assert_equal 'Uma instituição', n__('One enterprise', '%{num} enterprises', 1)
+   end
+  end
+
 end
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