Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/ˈkosa/

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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

Genderfeminine
Pluralcosas

Examples

.

It is the strangest thing I have ever seen in my life.

contarte .

There is one thing I want to tell you in private.

, .

Everything in its own time, there is no need to rush so much.

.

Do not worry about such a small thing.

.

Things have changed a lot since then.

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This word is part of lesson 2.