hasCause

P708
predicate

Indicates that one entity is the reason for, or brings about, the occurrence or existence of another entity or event.

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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
Jewish diaspora Babylonian conquest of the Kingdom of Judah via predicate surface "hasMajorEarlyCause" ⓘ
Jewish diaspora Roman destruction of the Second Temple via predicate surface "hasMajorEarlyCause" ⓘ
Jewish diaspora Jewish–Roman wars via predicate surface "hasMajorEarlyCause" ⓘ
surface form: Roman suppression of the Bar Kokhba revolt
Babylonian exile Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
surface form: Neo-Babylonian conquest of Judah
Babylonian exile Babylonian exile self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE)
Morant Bay Rebellion poverty among Black Jamaicans ⓘ
Morant Bay Rebellion racial injustice ⓘ
Morant Bay Rebellion colonial oppression ⓘ
Morant Bay Rebellion disputes over land rights ⓘ
Morant Bay Rebellion inequitable justice system ⓘ
Morant Bay Rebellion economic hardship after emancipation ⓘ
International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia construction of the Aswan High Dam via predicate surface "mainCause" ⓘ
International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia flooding of Nubian monuments by the reservoir of the Aswan High Dam via predicate surface "mainCause" ⓘ
Wirtschaftswunder currency reform of 1948 ⓘ
Wirtschaftswunder social market economy policies ⓘ
Wirtschaftswunder Marshall Plan ⓘ
surface form: Marshall Plan aid
Wirtschaftswunder industrial reconstruction ⓘ
Wirtschaftswunder export‑oriented growth ⓘ
Wirtschaftswunder high domestic savings rate ⓘ
Wirtschaftswunder availability of skilled labor ⓘ
Wirtschaftswunder integration into Western markets ⓘ
Wirtschaftswunder stable monetary policy ⓘ
Dutch Golden Age Dutch independence from Spain ⓘ
Dutch Golden Age Eighty Years' War ⓘ
surface form: Eighty Years War
Dutch Golden Age growth of maritime trade ⓘ
Dutch Golden Age rise of Dutch merchant capitalism ⓘ
Dutch Golden Age Reformation ⓘ
surface form: Protestant Reformation
Pequot War competition over control of the fur trade ⓘ
Pequot War competition over control of wampum trade ⓘ
Pequot War English expansion into Pequot territory ⓘ
Pequot War disputes over trade and tribute with the Dutch and English ⓘ
Pequot War killings of English traders and colonists attributed to Pequots ⓘ
Age of Sail development of ocean-going sailing ships ⓘ
Age of Sail advances in navigation ⓘ
Age of Sail European search for sea routes to Asia ⓘ
The Troubles constitutional status of Northern Ireland ⓘ
The Troubles discrimination against the Catholic and nationalist minority ⓘ
The Troubles competing national identities ⓘ
The Troubles partition of Ireland ⓘ
The Troubles disputes over civil rights in Northern Ireland ⓘ
Swedish Academy scandal allegations of sexual misconduct ⓘ
Swedish Academy scandal allegations of corruption ⓘ
Swedish Academy scandal allegations of leaks of confidential information ⓘ
Lord Kitchener Wants You poster Kitchener pointing at viewer via predicate surface "hasMotive" ⓘ
Crucifixion of Jesus Roman capital punishment practices ⓘ
Crucifixion of Jesus conflict between Jesus and religious authorities of Jerusalem ⓘ
Arab Spring authoritarian rule ⓘ
Arab Spring political repression ⓘ
Arab Spring corruption ⓘ
Arab Spring economic inequality ⓘ