| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Hyphenation | a·fer·o |
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | afero | aferoj |
| Accusative | aferon | aferojn |
| Afrikaans | ding; saak |
|---|---|
| Catalan | afer; assumpte; cosa |
| Chinook Jargon | |
| Czech | záležitost |
| Danish | affære; anliggende |
| Dutch | ding; zaak |
| English | thing; matter |
| Faeroese | søk; tilburður; viðurskifti; mál; rættarmál |
| Finnish | asia |
| French | affaire; chose; cause |
| German | Ding; Sache |
| Hungarian | dolog; ügy |
| Italian | affare; faccenda |
| Latin | causa; res |
| Low German | saak; ding |
| Malay | perkara |
| Norwegian | anliggende |
| Papiamento | afèr; asuntu; kaso; kestion; kos; asunto; kuestion |
| Polish | afera; sprawa |
| Portuguese | assunto; caso; causa; coisa; questão |
| Romanian | afacere |
| Russian | дело |
| Saterland Frisian | Angeläägenheid; Ding; Diert; Seeke; Wierk |
| Scots | maiter |
| Scottish Gaelic | cùis |
| Spanish | asunto; cosa; negocio |
| Sranan | afersi |
| Swahili | jambo |
| Swedish | affär; sak |
| Thai | ความ; เรื่องราว; ธุระ; เรื่อง; ธุรกิจ |
| Turkish | iş; macera; mesele |
| Welsh | busnes |
| West Frisian | affearen; kwestje; oangelegenheid |