🇵🇹 Portuguese

causa

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

a causa

cause

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causa
/a ˈkawzɐ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say causa in Portuguese?

IPA
/a ˈkawzɐ/

How do you pronounce causa in Portuguese?

causa is pronounced /a ˈkawzɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A causa nobre foi apoiada por todos os cidadãos da comunidade.

The noble cause was supported by all citizens of the community.

Essa causa justa merecia uma resposta imediata do governo.

This just cause deserved an immediate response from the government.

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Why is it feminine?

Causa is feminine in Portuguese because it directly inherits the feminine gender from Latin *causa* (f.), where it was grammatically feminine, and this gender was preserved through the evolution of Vulgar Latin into the Romance languages.

What is the Portuguese word for cause?

The Portuguese word for cause is a causa — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchcauselafeminine
🇪🇸 Spanishcausalafeminine

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