To cause in Spanish 🇪🇸

Pronunciation

Normal speech: cau-SAR
IPA: /kau.’sar/

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causar info.

Tips to remember the word:
– Associate “causar” with the English word “cause,” as they share the same Latin root “causare” and have similar pronunciations and meanings.
– Think of “causar” as the action of creating an effect, just as in English you cause something to happen.

Explanations:
– “Causar” is a regular verb in Spanish that means to cause or to bring about a particular effect or result.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– Provocar (to provoke or bring about)
– Originar (to originate or give rise to)
– Generar (to generate)

Different conjugations of “causar” (indicative mood):

Present:
– yo causo (I cause)
– tú causas (you cause, familiar)
– él/ella/usted causa (he/she/you cause, formal)
– nosotros/nosotras causamos (we cause)
– vosotros/vosotras causáis (you cause, plural familiar in Spain)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes causan (they/you cause, plural formal)

Preterite (Simple past):
– yo causé (I caused)
– tú causaste (you caused)
– él/ella/usted causó (he/she/you caused)
– nosotros/nosotras causamos (we caused)
– vosotros/vosotras causasteis (you caused, plural familiar in Spain)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes causaron (they/you caused, plural)

Imperfect:
– yo causaba (I used to cause)
– tú causabas (you used to cause)
– él/ella/usted causaba (he/she/you used to cause)
– nosotros/nosotras causábamos (we used to cause)
– vosotros/vosotras causabais (you used to cause)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes causaban (they/you used to cause)

Future:
– yo causaré (I will cause)
– tú causarás (you will cause)
– él/ella/usted causará (he/she/you will cause)
– nosotros/nosotras causaremos (we will cause)
– vosotros/vosotras causaréis (you will cause)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes causarán (they/you will cause)

Examples of sentences using “causar”:
– El exceso de lluvia puede causar inundaciones. (Excessive rain can cause flooding.)
– Su comentario causó una controversia en la reunión. (His/her comment caused a controversy at the meeting.)
– No quiero causar problemas, pero creo que hay un error. (I don’t want to cause problems, but I think there’s a mistake.)
– La deforestación causa daños irreparables al ecosistema. (Deforestation causes irreparable damage to the ecosystem.)
– ¿Qué causó la falla en el sistema? (What caused the system failure?)
– Este cambio causará un impacto significativo en nuestras ventas. (This change will cause a significant impact on our sales.)

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