la
/ˈkosa/
Translation
thing, matter, something
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.
contarte .
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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