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
Balkan Sprachbund long-term language contact
Balkan Sprachbund multilingualism
Balkan Sprachbund historical contact among Balkan populations
North Carolina gold mines discovery of a large gold nugget in Cabarrus County in 1799
Archidamian War Spartan fear of Athenian power
Archidamian War Corinthian hostility toward Athens
Archidamian War disputes over Corcyra and Potidaea
Archidamian War Megarian Decree imposed by Athens
Japanese occupation of Guangzhou Japanese invasion of South China
Ekvtime Takaishvili protection of Georgian historical monuments
Ekvtime Takaishvili preservation of Georgian manuscripts
Battle of Brunete Republican attempt to relieve pressure on Madrid
Second Schmalkaldic War religious tensions between Catholics and Protestants
Second Schmalkaldic War political resistance to imperial centralization
Catalan Revolt opposition to Olivares' centralizing policies
Catalan Revolt resistance to increased taxation
Catalan Revolt resentment over billeting of Castilian troops in Catalonia
Catalan Revolt defense of Catalan fueros and privileges
Catalan Revolt economic hardship caused by the Thirty Years' War
Nanchang Uprising split between Chinese Communist Party and Kuomintang
Nanchang Uprising purge of communists by Chiang Kai-shek
Republic Day (Turkey) adoption of the republican form of government in Turkey
Republic Day (Turkey) Grand National Assembly of Turkey’s proclamation of the Republic
Dam Square shooting of 7 May 1945 German troops opening fire on crowd
George Fox Nonconformism in England
surface form: English Dissenters
Colloquy of Poissy religious tensions in France
Colloquy of Poissy rise of Protestantism in France
Siege of Groningen (1672) invasion of the Dutch Republic by the Bishop of Münster
Siege of Groningen (1672) Franco-Münster alliance against the Dutch Republic
Hartford Convention opposition to the War of 1812
Hartford Convention New England economic grievances
Hartford Convention Federalist political decline
Whiskey Rebellion federal excise tax on distilled spirits
Whiskey Rebellion economic hardship of frontier farmers
Whiskey Rebellion perceived unfairness toward small whiskey producers
XYZ Affair French seizure of American ships
Mutiny of Aranjuez popular discontent with Manuel Godoy
Mutiny of Aranjuez Spanish defeat in the War of the Oranges and other conflicts
Mutiny of Aranjuez opposition to alliance with Napoleonic France
Mutiny of Aranjuez economic hardship in Spain
Israeli Military Governorate Six-Day War
Israeli Military Governorate Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories
War of the Polish Succession disputed Polish royal election of 1733
War of the Polish Succession rival claims to the Polish–Lithuanian throne
War of the Polish Succession Habsburg–Bourbon dynastic rivalry
surface form: Bourbon–Habsburg rivalry in Europe
Banana Wars U.S. economic interests in the region
Banana Wars protection of American investments
Banana Wars strategic control of Caribbean sea lanes
Banana Wars Monroe Doctrine enforcement
Banana Wars Monroe Doctrine
surface form: Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine