diff --git a/src/filewidgets/knewfilemenu.cpp b/src/filewidgets/knewfilemenu.cpp
--- a/src/filewidgets/knewfilemenu.cpp
+++ b/src/filewidgets/knewfilemenu.cpp
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@
                 KGuiItem::assign(buttonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Cancel), cancelGuiItem);
                 
                 KMessageBox::createKMessageBox(confirmDialog, buttonBox, QMessageBox::Critical,
-                                   xi18n("Folder <filename>%1</filename> could not be created:<nl/><filename>%1</filename> is reserved for use by the operating system.", name),
+                                   xi18n("Could not create a folder with the name <filename>%1</filename><nl/>because it is reserved for use by the operating system.", name),
                                    QStringList(),
                                    QString(),
                                    nullptr,