diff --git a/src/ScratchPad.py b/src/ScratchPad.py
index 662a7ec23..ef8700083 100644
--- a/src/ScratchPad.py
+++ b/src/ScratchPad.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ import DateHandler
 import GrampsDisplay
 import ManagedWindow
 from gen.ggettext import sgettext as _
-from TransUtils import trans_see_details
+from TransUtils import trans_objclass
 from constfunc import mac
 from glade import Glade
 from DdTargets import DdTargets
@@ -1326,13 +1326,13 @@ class MultiTreeView(gtk.TreeView):
                 objclass, handle = None, None
             if objclass in ['Person', 'Event', 'Media', 'Source',
                             'Repository', 'Family', 'Note', 'Place']:
-                menu_item = gtk.MenuItem(trans_see_details(objclass))
+                menu_item = gtk.MenuItem(_("See %s details") % trans_objclass(objclass))
                 menu_item.connect("activate", 
                    lambda widget: self.edit_obj(objclass, handle))
                 popup.append(menu_item)
                 menu_item.show()
                 # ---------------------------
-                menu_item = gtk.MenuItem(_("Make Active %s") % objclass)
+                menu_item = gtk.MenuItem(_("Make %s Active") % trans_objclass(objclass))
                 menu_item.connect("activate", 
                       lambda widget: self.uistate.set_active(handle, objclass))
                 popup.append(menu_item)
@@ -1348,7 +1348,7 @@ class MultiTreeView(gtk.TreeView):
                             obj = self.dbstate.db.get_table_metadata(objclass)["handle_func"](my_handle)
                             if obj:
                                 gids.add(obj.gramps_id)
-                menu_item = gtk.MenuItem(_("Create Filter from selected %s...") % objclass)
+                menu_item = gtk.MenuItem(_("Create Filter from %s selected...") % trans_objclass(objclass))
                 menu_item.connect("activate", 
                       lambda widget: make_filter(self.dbstate, self.uistate, 
                                       objclass, gids, title=self.title))
diff --git a/src/Simple/_SimpleTable.py b/src/Simple/_SimpleTable.py
index 0294f5946..4a93c3599 100644
--- a/src/Simple/_SimpleTable.py
+++ b/src/Simple/_SimpleTable.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Provide a simplified table creation interface
 import cgi
 import copy
 from gen.ggettext import gettext as _
-from TransUtils import trans_see_details
+from TransUtils import trans_objclass
 import cPickle as pickle
 
 import gen.lib
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class SimpleTable(object):
             if (index is not None and self.__link[index]):
             # See details (edit, etc):
                 objclass, handle = self.__link[index]
-                menu_item = gtk.MenuItem(trans_see_details(objclass))
+                menu_item = gtk.MenuItem(_("See %s details") % trans_objclass(objclass))
                 menu_item.connect("activate", 
                   lambda widget: self.on_table_doubleclick(treeview))
                 popup.append(menu_item)
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class SimpleTable(object):
                 (index is not None and self.__link[index])):
                 objclass, handle = self.__link[index]
                 if objclass == 'Person':
-                    menu_item = gtk.MenuItem(_("Make Active Person"))
+                    menu_item = gtk.MenuItem(_("Make %s Active") % trans_objclass('Person'))
                     menu_item.connect("activate", 
                       lambda widget: self.on_table_click(treeview))
                     popup.append(menu_item)
diff --git a/src/TransUtils.py b/src/TransUtils.py
index 050a9f841..902850ccf 100644
--- a/src/TransUtils.py
+++ b/src/TransUtils.py
@@ -288,31 +288,31 @@ def get_available_translations():
     languages.sort()
 
     return languages
-
-def trans_see_details(objclass_str):
+        
+def trans_objclass(objclass_str):
     """
-    Translates objclass_str into "See %s details", where objclass_str
+    Translates objclass_str into "... %s", where objclass_str
     is 'Person', 'person', 'Family', 'family', etc.
     """
     from gen.ggettext import gettext as _
     objclass = objclass_str.lower() 
     if objclass == "person":
-        return _("See person details")
+        return _("the person")
     elif objclass == "family":
-        return _("See family details")
+        return _("the family")
     elif objclass == "place":
-        return _("See place details")
+        return _("the place")
     elif objclass == "event":
-        return _("See event details")
+        return _("the event")
     elif objclass == "repository":
-        return _("See repository details")
+        return _("the repository")
     elif objclass == "note":
-        return _("See note details")
+        return _("the note")
     elif objclass in ["media", "mediaobject"]:
-        return _("See media details")
+        return _("the media")
     elif objclass == "source":
-        return _("See source details")
+        return _("the source")
     elif objclass == "filter":
-        return _("See filter details")
+        return _("the filter")
     else:
         return _("See details")