diff --git a/src/Translator.php b/src/Translator.php
index 9e0879a..9285c6f 100644
--- a/src/Translator.php
+++ b/src/Translator.php
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ class Translator
      */
     public const ERROR_READING = 3;
 
+    /**
+     * Error on translating because key not found.
+     */
+    public const ERROR_KEY_DOES_NOT_EXIST = 4;
+
     /**
      * Big endian mo file magic bytes.
      */
@@ -127,6 +132,12 @@ public function __construct(CacheInterface|string|null $cache)
      */
     public function gettext(string $msgid): string
     {
+        // reset error
+        $this->error = self::ERROR_NONE;
+
+        if (! $this->exists($msgid)) {
+            $this->error = self::ERROR_KEY_DOES_NOT_EXIST;
+        }
         return $this->cache->get($msgid);
     }
 
@@ -274,9 +285,13 @@ private function selectString(int $n): int
      */
     public function ngettext(string $msgid, string $msgidPlural, int $number): string
     {
+        // reset error
+        $this->error = self::ERROR_NONE;
+
         // this should contains all strings separated by NULLs
         $key = $msgid . "\u{0}" . $msgidPlural;
-        if (! $this->cache->has($key)) {
+        if (! $this->exists($key)) {
+            $this->error = self::ERROR_KEY_DOES_NOT_EXIST;
             return $number !== 1 ? $msgidPlural : $msgid;
         }