🇪🇸 Spanish

causa

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feminine

la causa

cause

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causa
/la ˈkawsa/
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How do you say causa in Spanish?

IPA
/la ˈkawsa/

How do you pronounce causa in Spanish?

causa is pronounced /la ˈkawsa/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La causa justa fue ganada por los abogados dedicados.

The just cause was won by the dedicated lawyers. (The feminine 'justa' and article 'la' show that 'causa' is feminine, which is essential for proper agreement)

Esa causa importante requiere nuestra atención inmediata.

That important cause requires our immediate attention. (The feminine demonstrative 'esa' and adjective 'importante' must agree with the feminine noun 'causa')

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Why is it feminine?

Causa is feminine in Spanish because it derives from the Latin feminine noun "causa" (meaning cause or case), which inherited its gender from Indo-European origins where it belonged to the feminine *-ā stem class, the same class that produced most Spanish feminine nouns ending in -a.

What is the Spanish word for cause?

The Spanish word for cause is la causa — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchcauselafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesecausaafeminine

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