| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Hyphenation | ge·bou |
| Plural | geboue |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| geboutjie | geboutjies |
| Albanian | ndërtesë |
|---|---|
| Catalan | edifici |
| Czech | budova; stavba; dům |
| Danish | bygning |
| Dutch | bouwsel; bouwwerk; constructie; gebouw; pand |
| English | building |
| Esperanto | konstruaĵo; konstruo |
| French | bâtiment; immeuble |
| German | Bau; Bauwerk; Gebäude |
| Hungarian | épület |
| Icelandic | bygging |
| Italian | edificio |
| Latin | aedificatio; aedificium |
| Low German | bowwark; bowsel |
| Luxemburgish | Bau |
| Malay | bangunan |
| Norwegian | bygning |
| Papiamento | edifisio |
| Polish | budowla; budynek |
| Portuguese | construção; edifício |
| Romanian | clădire |
| Russian | здание |
| Saterland Frisian | Bau; Bauwierk |
| Spanish | construcción; edificio |
| Swedish | byggnad |
| Thai | อาคาร |
| Turkish | bina |
| West Frisian | gebou |