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
Italian invasion of France Mussolini’s desire to gain territory at the expense of France
1905 Russian Revolution Russo-Japanese War
1905 Russian Revolution agrarian unrest
1905 Russian Revolution industrial labor unrest
1905 Russian Revolution autocratic rule of Tsar Nicholas II
1905 Russian Revolution economic hardship
1905 Russian Revolution political repression
Bloody Sunday (1905) worker grievances in St. Petersburg
Bloody Sunday (1905) autocratic rule of Tsar Nicholas II
Bloody Sunday (1905) poor working conditions in Russian factories
Bloody Sunday (1905) defeats of the Russian Empire in the Russo-Japanese War
Bloody Sunday (1905) lack of political representation for workers and peasants
Union of the Crowns death of Elizabeth I of England
Fronde heavy taxation
Fronde Thirty Years' War financial burdens
Fronde noble resistance to centralization
Fronde parlementary opposition to royal edicts
Fronde popular discontent in Paris
Brazilian independence movement Portuguese colonial rule
Brazilian independence movement Napoleonic invasions of Portugal
Brazilian independence movement transfer of Portuguese court to Brazil
Brazilian independence movement economic restrictions imposed by Portugal
Brazilian independence movement political centralization by Lisbon
Brazilian independence movement rise of Brazilian-born elites
Brazilian independence movement influence of Enlightenment ideas
Brazilian independence movement precedent of Spanish American independence wars
La Niña stronger-than-average easterly trade winds via predicate surface "causedBy"
La Niña enhanced upwelling of cold subsurface water in the eastern Pacific via predicate surface "causedBy"
Second Government Junta of Chile political instability after the First Government Junta
Second Government Junta of Chile vacuum of authority created by the Napoleonic invasion of Spain
Pride's Purge Second English Civil War
Pride's Purge conflict between Parliament and King Charles I
Liberation of the Netherlands Nazi occupation of the Netherlands
surface form: German occupation of the Netherlands
Robinson Crusoe economic ambition via predicate surface "hasMotive"
Robinson Crusoe religious conversion via predicate surface "hasMotive"
Human Rights Day Sharpeville massacre
surface form: Sharpeville massacre of 21 March 1960
Romulus and Remus restoration of Numitor via predicate surface "hasMotive"
Eleven Years' Tyranny dissolution of the English Parliament in 1629
Charles Townshend American colonial resistance to taxation
Mary Jo Kopechne automobile accident
Progressive Era industrialization in the United States
Progressive Era urbanization in the United States
Progressive Era political corruption in the United States
Progressive Era growing economic inequality
Progressive Era rise of large corporations and trusts
Progressive Era labor unrest
English Armada (1589) aftermath of the Spanish Armada (1588)
English Armada (1589) Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Reduction of the Swedish nobility’s estates need to strengthen royal authority
Reduction of the Swedish nobility’s estates need to improve state finances