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
Irish Rebellion of 1798 opposition to British rule in Ireland
Irish Rebellion of 1798 religious discrimination against Catholics and Presbyterians
Irish Rebellion of 1798 demand for parliamentary reform
Irish Rebellion of 1798 desire for Irish independence
Lebanese Civil War sectarian tensions in Lebanon
Lebanese Civil War Palestinian armed presence in Lebanon
Lebanese Civil War regional power rivalries
Lebanese Civil War weakness of Lebanese central state
Lebanese Civil War confessional political system in Lebanon
North Carolina Sons of Liberty British attempts to raise revenue from the colonies
North Carolina Sons of Liberty colonial grievances over lack of representation in Parliament
Treaty of Vienna (1731) need to secure recognition of the Pragmatic Sanction
Treaty of Vienna (1731) tensions arising from the Treaty of Seville
State funeral of John F. Kennedy assassination of John F. Kennedy
Hawking radiation quantum vacuum fluctuations near event horizon
Hawking radiation pair production near event horizon
Hawking radiation curved spacetime effects on quantum fields
British occupation of Philadelphia British attempt to capture the American capital
Red Terror Bolshevik consolidation of power
Red Terror attempted assassination of Vladimir Lenin
Red Terror assassination of Moisei Uritsky
Red Terror fear of counterrevolution
Red Terror class struggle ideology
Yoldia Sea retreat of continental ice sheet
Yoldia Sea eustatic sea-level rise
Yoldia Sea isostatic land uplift
2013 Egyptian coup d'état mass protests against Mohamed Morsi
2013 Egyptian coup d'état political polarization in Egypt after 2011 revolution
2013 Egyptian coup d'état Tamarod petition campaign
Siege of Cuzco Inca resistance to Spanish rule
Siege of Cuzco execution of Atahualpa
Siege of Cuzco Spanish seizure of Inca lands and wealth
Ruhr Pocket Allied advance into western Germany
Hamburg massacre dispute over use of a public road by white men and Black militia company
Twilight War declaration of war on Germany by Britain and France
Crossroads of America location at convergence of major transportation routes via predicate surface "hasOriginReason"
Crossroads of America historic role in U.S. highway network via predicate surface "hasOriginReason"
Crossroads of America role as major rail transportation center via predicate surface "hasOriginReason"
Crossroads of America role as major interstate highway junction via predicate surface "hasOriginReason"
Turner's Falls massacre tensions between English colonists and Native peoples during King Philip's War
Wilmington insurrection of 1898 white supremacy
Wilmington insurrection of 1898 Democratic Party white supremacist campaign of 1898 in North Carolina
Wilmington insurrection of 1898 opposition to biracial Fusionist government
Wilmington insurrection of 1898 post-Reconstruction racial backlash
Wilmington insurrection of 1898 disinformation and racist propaganda in local newspapers
North Yemen Civil War 1962 Yemeni coup d'état
North Yemen Civil War overthrow of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
Galileo affair support for heliocentrism
Galileo affair interpretation of Scripture
Galileo affair conflict over Church authority in science