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 |
| causedBy | 131 |
| hasEndangermentCause | 69 |
| hasMainCause | 39 |
| declineCausedBy | 35 |
| startCause | 20 |
| hasHistoricalCause | 16 |
| hasEndCause | 13 |
| hasReason | 13 |
| attributedCause | 12 |
| hasOriginReason | 9 |
| hasImmediateCause | 7 |
| hasKeyCause | 7 |
| isCausedBy | 6 |
| hasCauseOfLoss | 4 |
| hasMajorEarlyCause | 4 |
| foundCause | 3 |
| hasCauseOfDisruption | 3 |
| hasCausalFactor | 2 |
| hasCauseOfAcidity | 2 |
| hasCauseOfLean | 2 |
| hasCauseOfMutation | 2 |
| hasCauseOfVulnerability | 2 |
| hasColorCause | 2 |
| hasParticularCause | 2 |
| hasProblemCause | 2 |
| hasTypicalCause | 2 |
| causeOfEventOnboard | 1 |
| causeOfPattern | 1 |
| hasAsymmetryCause | 1 |
| hasCauseOfEvent | 1 |
| hasDamageCause | 1 |
| hasDisturbanceCause | 1 |
| hasFailureReason | 1 |
| hasScarCause | 1 |
| identifiedCause | 1 |
| interruptionCause | 1 |
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 ⓘ |