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
closure of Iapetus Ocean plate convergence
closure of Iapetus Ocean subduction of oceanic lithosphere
Jameson Raid tensions between British Empire and South African Republic
February 26 Incident economic hardship during the Great Depression
February 26 Incident discontent with party politics
February 26 Incident factionalism within the Imperial Japanese Army
Guarijío language shift to Spanish via predicate surface "hasEndangermentCause"
United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response 2014 West Africa Ebola outbreak
United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response 2014–2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak
surface form: Ebola virus disease epidemic in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone
Salween offensive Japanese occupation of Burma
Allied bombing of Hungary Hungary’s alliance with Nazi Germany
Allied bombing of Hungary Hungary’s role as an Axis power
Orange Revolution 2004 Ukrainian presidential election
Orange Revolution allegations of electoral fraud
Orange Revolution vote rigging in favor of Viktor Yanukovych
Orange Revolution public distrust in election authorities
Orange Revolution interference by state-controlled media
Acadian orogeny collision of Avalonia with Laurentia via predicate surface "causedBy"
Acadian orogeny closure of the Iapetus Ocean via predicate surface "causedBy"
Peasants' Revolt of 1381 poll tax
Peasants' Revolt of 1381 feudal oppression
Peasants' Revolt of 1381 economic hardship after the Black Death
Peasants' Revolt of 1381 resentment of serfdom
Peasants' Revolt of 1381 war taxation for the Hundred Years' War
Great Famine of 1315–1317 prolonged heavy rainfall
Great Famine of 1315–1317 cold weather
Great Famine of 1315–1317 crop failures
Great Famine of 1315–1317 livestock disease
Great Famine of 1315–1317 grain shortages
Fifth Crusade (planning phase) desire to recover the Holy Land
Fifth Crusade (planning phase) failure of earlier crusades to secure Jerusalem permanently
Bube language language shift to Spanish via predicate surface "hasEndangermentCause"
Bube language urbanization on Bioko Island via predicate surface "hasEndangermentCause"
Great Blizzard of 1888 rescue operations Great Blizzard of 1888 rescue operations self-linksurface differs
surface form: Great Blizzard of 1888
First Thanksgiving (1621) successful harvest of 1621
First Thanksgiving (1621) survival of Plymouth Colony after first winter
Dia da Liberdade military coup of 25 April 1974
Dia da Liberdade Movimento das Forças Armadas
Pan-European Picnic democratic opposition movements in Hungary
Pan-European Picnic loosening of travel restrictions in Hungary in 1989
Darfur conflict political marginalization of Darfur
Darfur conflict ethnic tensions
Darfur conflict competition over land and resources
Darfur conflict environmental degradation
Darfur conflict rebel insurgency against the Sudanese government
Barrackpore incident of 1857 rumours about greased cartridges allegedly using cow and pig fat
Barrackpore incident of 1857 religious and cultural grievances of Hindu and Muslim sepoys
Barrackpore incident of 1857 wider discontent among Bengal Army sepoys
Barrackpore incident of 1857 resentment against British colonial rule
Exile of the Stuart royal family in the Dutch Republic English Civil War