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feminine

/ˈkau̯sa/

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Translation

cause; reason

Word origin

From Latin 'causa' ('reason, cause, legal case'). The same root gives English 'cause' and 'because'.

Origin
Latin
Root
causa
English cognates
cause, because

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralcausas

Examples

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Nobody knows the cause of the accident.

.

He fights for a good cause.

.

The flight was delayed because of the bad weather.

pulmonar.

He died as a result of a long lung illness.

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They donated a lot of money to a good social cause.

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Nobody knows the real cause of the problem with the car.

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This word is part of lesson 17.