This is the 7149th most frequent Catalan word.
afectarien
"Afectarien" means "they would affect" in English.
In this sentence, 'afectarien' is used in the conditional mood to express a potential impact of new regulations.
Les noves normatives afectarien la manera com treballem.
The new regulations would affect the way we work.
Here, 'afectarien' is in the conditional mood, used as part of a hypothetical clause indicating the possible effect of tax increases.
Si augmentessin els impostos, afectarien l'economia local.
If taxes were increased, they would affect the local economy.
In this case, 'afectarien' is used to discuss an assumed consequence of comments on a judge's decision, emphasizing the conditional nature of the impact.