Translation
thing, matter
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Word origin
From Latin causa ('cause, reason, matter, affair'), which in late use came to mean simply 'thing'. The same word gives English 'cause' and the doublet 'cause' versus 'thing'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- causa
- English cognates
- cause, accuse
Grammar
Examples
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It is the strangest thing I have ever seen in my life.
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There is one thing I want to tell you in private.
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Everything in its own time, there is no need to rush so much.
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Do not worry about such a small thing.
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Things have changed a lot since then.
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cosa: worksheet, infographic and listicle
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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 9: cosa, gracia, pensar and 11 more words.