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
Anthropocene urbanization via predicate surface "hasMainCause"
Anthropocene globalized economic activity via predicate surface "hasMainCause"
Creek War of 1836 U.S. expansion into Creek lands
Creek War of 1836 enforcement of Indian Removal policies
Creek War of 1836 land disputes between Creek people and white settlers
Creek War of 1836 violations of earlier treaties with the Creek Nation
Aktion T4 euthanasia program
surface form: Aktion T4
Nazi racial hygiene ideology
Aktion T4 euthanasia program
surface form: Aktion T4
eugenics policies in Nazi Germany
Iraqi Kurdish rebellions Kurdish demands for autonomy
Iraqi Kurdish rebellions Kurdish demands for independence
Iraqi Kurdish rebellions political repression of Kurds in Iraq
Iraqi Kurdish rebellions cultural and linguistic discrimination against Kurds
Iraqi Kurdish rebellions centralization policies of Iraqi governments
Iraqi Kurdish rebellions Arabization policies in Kurdish regions
Iraqi Kurdish rebellions disputes over control of oil-rich areas such as Kirkuk
EUMM Georgia Russo-Georgian War 2008
surface form: 2008 Russo-Georgian War
Beiyang Army factions fragmentation of the Beiyang Army after Yuan Shikai's death
Beiyang Army factions power struggle in early Republic of China
Xi’an Incident disagreement over strategy against Japan
Xi’an Incident Chiang Kai-shek’s policy of first suppressing the Chinese Communists
Iranian Kurdish conflict demands for Kurdish political autonomy in Iran
Iranian Kurdish conflict demands for Kurdish cultural rights in Iran
Iranian Kurdish conflict Kurdish self-determination aspirations in Iran
Ekman transport wind stress on the ocean surface
Ekman transport Coriolis effect
Himalayan orogeny collision of the Indian Plate with the Eurasian Plate
Himalayan orogeny northward movement of the Indian Plate
Himalayan orogeny closure of the Tethys Ocean
Himalayan orogeny subduction of oceanic lithosphere between India and Eurasia
First United Front fragmentation of China under warlords
First United Front foreign imperialist pressure on China
Operation Power Pack Dominican Civil War
surface form: Dominican Civil War of 1965
Operation Power Pack overthrow of Juan Bosch in 1963
Roman civil wars political instability in the late Roman Republic
Roman civil wars competition for supreme power in Rome
Roman civil wars breakdown of Republican institutions
Roman civil wars rivalry between powerful generals
coronation of George VI abdication of Edward VIII
First Liberian Civil War authoritarian rule of Samuel Doe
First Liberian Civil War ethnic tensions in Liberia
First Liberian Civil War economic decline in Liberia
First Liberian Civil War marginalization of Gio and Mano groups
First Liberian Civil War coup against Samuel Doe in 1980
Monmouth Rebellion opposition to the Catholic rule of James II of England
Monmouth Rebellion Protestant succession dispute
Monmouth Rebellion Exclusion Crisis
Monmouth Rebellion support for James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, as king
Late Roman Republic social conflict in Rome
Late Roman Republic expansion of Roman territory
Late Roman Republic breakdown of republican political norms