import i18next from 'i18next';

async function initI18n() {
    await i18next.init({
        lng: 'en',
        resources: {
            en: {
                translation: {
                    first: '$t(second, {"name": "foo (bar)"})',
                    second: 'Hello {{name}}!'
                }
            }
        }
    });
    console.log(i18next.t('first'));
}

initI18n();