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
October Crisis deployment of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba
October Crisis United States deployment of Jupiter missiles in Turkey and Italy
October Crisis Bay of Pigs Invasion
October Crisis U.S.–Soviet strategic rivalry
Missile Scare deployment of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba
French Wars of Religion religious tensions between Catholics and Protestants via predicate surface "causedBy"
French Wars of Religion noble factional rivalries via predicate surface "causedBy"
French Wars of Religion weakness of the French monarchy via predicate surface "causedBy"
French Wars of Religion spread of Calvinism in France via predicate surface "causedBy"
Mexican peso crisis of 1994 sudden devaluation of the Mexican peso
Mexican peso crisis of 1994 loss of investor confidence
Mexican peso crisis of 1994 large current account deficit
Mexican peso crisis of 1994 heavy reliance on short-term dollar-denominated debt (tesobonos)
Mexican peso crisis of 1994 political instability in Mexico in 1994
Mexican peso crisis of 1994 declining foreign exchange reserves of Mexico
Panic of 1873 collapse of Jay Cooke & Company
Panic of 1873 overinvestment in railroads
Panic of 1873 post–Civil War speculative bubble
Panic of 1873 monetary contraction
Panic of 1873 demonetization of silver in the United States
Panic of 1873 Franco-Prussian War economic disruptions
Elizabeth Howe mass hysteria during Salem witch trials
Franco-Dutch War French attempt to dominate the Dutch Republic
Franco-Dutch War French territorial expansion under Louis XIV
Franco-Dutch War Anglo-French rivalry with the Dutch Republic
Franco-Dutch War commercial and maritime rivalry with the Dutch Republic
Asperger syndrome neurobiological factors
Asperger syndrome genetic factors
Sack of Rome 410 AD
surface form: Sack of Rome (410)
Visigothic–Roman conflicts
Sack of Rome 410 AD
surface form: Sack of Rome (410)
breakdown of treaty obligations to the Visigoths
Sack of Rome 410 AD
surface form: Sack of Rome (410)
political instability in the Western Roman Empire
Sack of Rome 410 AD
surface form: Sack of Rome (410)
unpaid subsidies to the Visigoths
Sack of Rome 410 AD
surface form: Sack of Rome (410)
failure of negotiations between Alaric and Honorius
Malthusian catastrophe unchecked population growth
Malthusian catastrophe exponential population growth
Malthusian catastrophe limited food supply
Malthusian catastrophe resource scarcity
Great Famine potato blight
Great Famine Phytophthora infestans
2019 Global Climate Strike global warming
2019 Global Climate Strike insufficient government action on climate change
2019 Global Climate Strike fossil fuel dependence
Second United Front Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
surface form: Japanese invasion of China
Second United Front Xi’an Incident
Russian financial crisis of 1998 unsustainable government debt via predicate surface "mainCause"
Russian financial crisis of 1998 chronic fiscal deficits via predicate surface "mainCause"
Russian financial crisis of 1998 declining commodity prices via predicate surface "mainCause"
Russian financial crisis of 1998 Asian financial crisis of 1997 contagion via predicate surface "mainCause"
Russian financial crisis of 1998 weak tax collection via predicate surface "mainCause"
Russian financial crisis of 1998 political instability in Russia in the 1990s via predicate surface "mainCause"