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 |
|---|---|
| Jewish–Roman conflicts in Alexandria | political unrest in Roman Egypt ⓘ |
| Jewish–Roman conflicts in Alexandria | competition for civic rights and privileges ⓘ |
| Jewish–Roman conflicts in Alexandria | religious and cultural antagonism ⓘ |
| Jewish–Roman conflicts in Alexandria | local power struggles within Alexandria ⓘ |
| Reagan Doctrine | perception of Soviet expansionism ⓘ |
| Reagan Doctrine | U.S. desire to move from containment to rollback ⓘ |
| Rif War | Spanish colonial expansion in Morocco ⓘ |
| Rif War | resistance to European colonial rule ⓘ |
| Second Liberian Civil War | continuation of instability from the First Liberian Civil War ⓘ |
| Second Liberian Civil War | authoritarian rule of Charles Taylor ⓘ |
| Second Liberian Civil War | regional spillover from conflicts in Sierra Leone and Guinea ⓘ |
| British occupation of New York City | British victory in the New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ |
| British occupation of New York City | Battle of Long Island ⓘ |
| British occupation of New York City | Battle of White Plains ⓘ |
| British occupation of New York City |
British occupation of New York City
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
British capture of Manhattan
|
| Ethiopian Traps volcanism | mantle plume activity ⓘ |
| Ethiopian Traps volcanism |
East African Rift
ⓘ
surface form:
Afar plume
|
| August Spies | struggle for the eight-hour workday ⓘ |
| Trail of Tears |
Indian Removal policy of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Removal Act of 1830
|
| Revolutions of 1989 | economic stagnation in Eastern Bloc ⓘ |
| Revolutions of 1989 | political repression in communist states ⓘ |
| Revolutions of 1989 | rise of opposition movements ⓘ |
| Revolutions of 1989 | policies of Mikhail Gorbachev ⓘ |
| Revolutions of 1989 | Gorbachev's policy of glasnost ⓘ |
| Revolutions of 1989 | Gorbachev's policy of perestroika ⓘ |
| Revolutions of 1989 | weakening of Soviet control over Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| Littorina Sea | post-glacial isostatic rebound ⓘ |
| Littorina Sea | eustatic sea-level rise ⓘ |
| An Gorta Mór | potato blight via predicate surface "mainCause" ⓘ |
| An Gorta Mór | Phytophthora infestans via predicate surface "mainCause" ⓘ |
| Operation Wetback | nativist sentiment in the United States ⓘ |
| Operation Wetback | anti-immigrant policies in mid-20th-century United States ⓘ |
| Operation Wetback | concerns about unauthorized immigration from Mexico ⓘ |
| Operation Wetback | pressure from Southwestern agricultural interests ⓘ |
| Second Seminole War | resistance to forced relocation of Seminoles ⓘ |
| Second Seminole War | Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ |
| Second Seminole War | Treaty of Payne’s Landing ⓘ |
| Second Seminole War | U.S. efforts to enforce removal to Indian Territory ⓘ |
| Second Seminole War | disputes over land rights in Florida ⓘ |
| Second Seminole War | U.S. desire to end Seminole harboring of escaped enslaved people ⓘ |
| Berchtesgaden meeting of 1938 | Nazi Germany’s expansionist policy ⓘ |
| Berchtesgaden meeting of 1938 | Hitler’s aim to incorporate Austria into the Third Reich ⓘ |
| Carl Sagan Productions | science literacy promotion via predicate surface "hasMotive" ⓘ |
| Carl Sagan Productions | public understanding of science via predicate surface "hasMotive" ⓘ |
| Rosetta (album) | space exploration via predicate surface "hasMotive" ⓘ |
| Rosetta (album) | comet exploration via predicate surface "hasMotive" ⓘ |
| Anthropocene | industrialization via predicate surface "hasMainCause" ⓘ |
| Anthropocene | fossil fuel combustion via predicate surface "hasMainCause" ⓘ |
| Anthropocene | large-scale land-use change via predicate surface "hasMainCause" ⓘ |
| Anthropocene | intensive agriculture via predicate surface "hasMainCause" ⓘ |