diff --git a/handler.go b/handler.go
index 092faae..5ce8b8a 100644
--- a/handler.go
+++ b/handler.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package i18n
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 	"unicode"
 
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ func (h ProgressHandler) Match(key string) bool {
 func (h ProgressHandler) Handle(key string, args []any, next func() string) string {
 	verb := core.TrimPrefix(key, "i18n.progress.")
 	if len(args) > 0 {
-		if subj, ok := args[0].(string); ok {
+		if subj := subjectArgText(args[0]); subj != "" {
 			return ProgressSubject(verb, subj)
 		}
 	}
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ func (h CountHandler) Handle(key string, args []any, next func() string) string
 	noun := core.TrimPrefix(key, "i18n.count.")
 	lang := currentLangForGrammar()
 	if len(args) > 0 {
-		count := toInt(args[0])
+		count := getCount(args[0])
 		return core.Sprintf("%s %s", FormatNumber(int64(count)), countWordForm(lang, noun, count))
 	}
 	return renderWord(lang, noun)
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ func (h DoneHandler) Match(key string) bool {
 func (h DoneHandler) Handle(key string, args []any, next func() string) string {
 	verb := core.TrimPrefix(key, "i18n.done.")
 	if len(args) > 0 {
-		if subj, ok := args[0].(string); ok {
+		if subj := subjectArgText(args[0]); subj != "" {
 			return ActionResult(verb, subj)
 		}
 	}
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ func (h FailHandler) Match(key string) bool {
 func (h FailHandler) Handle(key string, args []any, next func() string) string {
 	verb := core.TrimPrefix(key, "i18n.fail.")
 	if len(args) > 0 {
-		if subj, ok := args[0].(string); ok {
+		if subj := subjectArgText(args[0]); subj != "" {
 			return ActionFailed(verb, subj)
 		}
 	}
@@ -197,6 +198,22 @@ func isAllUpper(s string) bool {
 	return hasLetter
 }
 
+func subjectArgText(arg any) string {
+	switch v := arg.(type) {
+	case string:
+		return v
+	case *Subject:
+		if v == nil {
+			return ""
+		}
+		return v.String()
+	case fmt.Stringer:
+		return v.String()
+	default:
+		return ""
+	}
+}
+
 // RunHandlerChain executes a chain of handlers for a key.
 func RunHandlerChain(handlers []KeyHandler, key string, args []any, fallback func() string) string {
 	for i, h := range handlers {
diff --git a/handler_test.go b/handler_test.go
index 45a413f..c9eb4d9 100644
--- a/handler_test.go
+++ b/handler_test.go
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ func TestProgressHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	if got != "Building project..." {
 		t.Errorf("ProgressHandler.Handle(build, project) = %q, want %q", got, "Building project...")
 	}
+
+	got = h.Handle("i18n.progress.build", []any{S("project", "config.yaml")}, nil)
+	if got != "Building config.yaml..." {
+		t.Errorf("ProgressHandler.Handle(build, Subject) = %q, want %q", got, "Building config.yaml...")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestCountHandler(t *testing.T) {
@@ -87,6 +92,11 @@ func TestCountHandler(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 		})
 	}
+
+	got := h.Handle("i18n.count.file", []any{S("file", "config.yaml").Count(3)}, nil)
+	if got != "3 files" {
+		t.Errorf("CountHandler.Handle(file, Subject.Count(3)) = %q, want %q", got, "3 files")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestDoneHandler(t *testing.T) {
@@ -108,6 +118,11 @@ func TestDoneHandler(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("DoneHandler.Handle(delete, config.yaml) = %q, want %q", got, "Config.yaml deleted")
 	}
 
+	got = h.Handle("i18n.done.delete", []any{S("file", "config.yaml")}, nil)
+	if got != "Config.yaml deleted" {
+		t.Errorf("DoneHandler.Handle(delete, Subject) = %q, want %q", got, "Config.yaml deleted")
+	}
+
 	// Without subject — just past tense
 	got = h.Handle("i18n.done.delete", nil, nil)
 	if got != "Deleted" {
@@ -127,6 +142,11 @@ func TestFailHandler(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("FailHandler.Handle(push, commits) = %q, want %q", got, "Failed to push commits")
 	}
 
+	got = h.Handle("i18n.fail.push", []any{S("commit", "commits")}, nil)
+	if got != "Failed to push commits" {
+		t.Errorf("FailHandler.Handle(push, Subject) = %q, want %q", got, "Failed to push commits")
+	}
+
 	got = h.Handle("i18n.fail.push", nil, nil)
 	if got != "Failed to push" {
 		t.Errorf("FailHandler.Handle(push) = %q, want %q", got, "Failed to push")
diff --git a/transform.go b/transform.go
index 0be9ddd..10fecaf 100644
--- a/transform.go
+++ b/transform.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func getCount(data any) int {
 			return c
 		}
 	}
-	return 0
+	return toInt(data)
 }
 
 func toInt(v any) int {