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
Exodus of the Oriental People conflict with Portuguese and Spanish authorities in the Río de la Plata
Exodus of the Oriental People pursuit of political autonomy
Exodus of the Oriental People military pressure from royalist forces
Portuguese invasion of the Banda Oriental Portuguese desire to control the Banda Oriental
Portuguese invasion of the Banda Oriental Portuguese aim to suppress local independence movements
Portuguese invasion of the Banda Oriental strategic interest in the Río de la Plata estuary
Portuguese invasion of the Banda Oriental concern over revolutionary republican ideas on Brazil’s southern frontier
The Gunpowder Plot
surface form: Gunpowder Plot
anti-Catholic policies in England
The Gunpowder Plot
surface form: Gunpowder Plot
desire to restore a Catholic monarch
Lodac malice via predicate surface "hasMotive"
Lodac power via predicate surface "hasMotive"
Second Italian War of Independence Piedmontese desire to expel Austria from Italy
Second Italian War of Independence Austrian dominance in Lombardy-Venetia
Second Italian War of Independence Plombières Agreement
surface form: Plombières Agreement between France and Sardinia
Santiago Mariño liberation of Venezuela from Spain
The Flour City Rochester’s prominence as a flour-milling center via predicate surface "hasOriginReason"
The Flour City water power from the Genesee River via predicate surface "hasOriginReason"
January Uprising Russian rule over Polish lands
January Uprising suppression of Polish autonomy in Congress Poland
January Uprising forced conscription of Polish youth into the Russian army
January Uprising Polish desire to restore independence
Catherine T. MacArthur charitable giving
Catherine T. MacArthur support for public-interest initiatives
Catherine T. MacArthur support for arts and sciences through the MacArthur Foundation
Beeching cuts implementation railway financial losses
Beeching cuts implementation government cost-cutting policy
Beeching cuts implementation decline in rail passenger numbers
Beeching cuts implementation rise of road transport
Fox Wars competition over the fur trade
Fox Wars control of strategic river routes
Fox Wars French expansion in the Great Lakes region
Fox Wars Meskwaki resistance to French influence
Fifteen Years' War Ottoman–Habsburg wars
surface form: Ottoman–Habsburg rivalry
Fifteen Years' War control of Hungary
Fifteen Years' War frontier raids and tensions
Cedar Revolution assassination of Rafic Hariri
Battle of Grozny (1999–2000) Second Chechen War
surface form: Russian invasion of Chechnya in 1999
Battle of Grozny (1999–2000) Chechen separatist resistance to Russian rule
Irish Rebellion of 1803 Irish nationalism
Irish Rebellion of 1803 opposition to British rule in Ireland
Irish Rebellion of 1803 inspiration from the Irish Rebellion of 1798
Irish Rebellion of 1803 influence of the French Revolution
Cold War proxy conflicts geopolitical rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union
Cold War proxy conflicts containment policy of the United States
Cold War proxy conflicts Soviet policy of supporting revolutionary movements
Cold War proxy conflicts decolonization after World War II
Cold War proxy conflicts ideological conflict between capitalism and communism
The Brothers Karamazov parricide via predicate surface "hasMotive"
The Brothers Karamazov inheritance dispute via predicate surface "hasMotive"
The Gambler critique of materialism via predicate surface "hasMotive"