hasCause

P708
predicate

Indicates that one entity is the reason for, or brings about, the occurrence or existence of another entity or event.

All labels observed (39)

Label Occurrences
hasCause canonical 9,297
hasMotive 635
mainCause 213

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: hasCause
Generated description
Indicates that one entity is the reason for, or brings about, the occurrence or existence of another entity or event.

Sample triples (10,564)

Subject Object
First Barons' War failure to implement terms of Magna Carta
Spanish colonization of the Americas search for new trade routes to Asia
Spanish colonization of the Americas competition with Portugal
Spanish colonization of the Americas desire for gold and silver
Spanish colonization of the Americas religious motives including Christian missionary zeal
Spanish colonization of the Americas dynastic and imperial ambitions of the Spanish monarchy
Obrona Helu Invasion of Poland
surface form: German invasion of Poland
War of Devolution French dynastic claims to parts of the Spanish Netherlands
War of Devolution application of the law of devolution in Brabant
Dreyfus affair antisemitism
Dreyfus affair military secrecy
Dreyfus affair institutional corruption
archaeological excavations at Herculaneum eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD
Flag Day adoption of the Flag Resolution of 1777
Maccabean Revolt Seleucid religious persecution of Jews
Maccabean Revolt imposition of Hellenistic practices
Maccabean Revolt desecration of the Second Temple
May 1926 General Strike in the United Kingdom dispute over coal miners' wages and hours via predicate surface "mainCause"
The Hump airlift over the Himalayas Burma campaign
surface form: Japanese capture of Burma
The Hump airlift over the Himalayas closure of the Burma Road
Siege of Prague (1757) Third Silesian War
surface form: Prussian invasion of Bohemia
Siege of Prague (1757) Prussian attempt to defeat Austria early in the Seven Years' War
Winnebago War tensions over land cessions
Winnebago War American expansion
Winnebago War settler encroachment on Ho-Chunk lands
Winnebago War disputes over treaties
Winnebago War rumors of impending U.S. attack on Ho-Chunk
Winnebago War resentment over lead mining operations on Ho-Chunk land
German occupation of Poland Invasion of Poland
Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland Invasion of Poland
surface form: German–Soviet invasion of Poland
The Time Machine critique of Victorian class system via predicate surface "hasMotive" GENERATED
The Time Machine speculation on human destiny via predicate surface "hasMotive" GENERATED
First Crusade Council of Clermont
Great Plague of London Yersinia pestis
Great Plague of London bubonic plague
Scramble for Africa European imperial rivalry
Scramble for Africa economic interests
Scramble for Africa strategic ambitions
Scramble for Africa industrialization in Europe
Scramble for Africa search for raw materials
Scramble for Africa search for new markets
Scramble for Africa national prestige
Scramble for Africa missionary activity
Scramble for Africa technological military superiority
Battle of the Bogside tensions between Catholic/nationalist and Protestant/unionist communities in Northern Ireland
Battle of the Bogside civil rights grievances of the Catholic minority in Northern Ireland
Battle of the Bogside Apprentice Boys of Derry parade of 12 August 1969
Northern Ireland civil rights movement systemic discrimination against Catholics in housing
Northern Ireland civil rights movement systemic discrimination against Catholics in employment