causar

Asturian

Etymology

From causa.

Verb

causar (first-person singular indicative present causo, past participle causáu)

  1. to cause

Conjugation

Conjugation of causar
infinitive causar
gerund causando
past participle m causáu, f causada, n causao, m pl causaos, f pl causaes
person first singular
yo 		second singular
tu 		third singular
él/elli 		first plural
nosotros/nós 		second plural
vosotros/vós 		third plural
ellos
indicative present causo causes causa causamos causáis causen
imperfect causaba causabes causaba causábemos, causábamos causabeis, causabais causaben
preterite causé causasti, causesti causó causemos causastis, causestis causaron
pluperfect causare, causara causares, causaras causare, causara causáremos, causáramos causareis, causarais causaren, causaran
future causaré causarás causará causaremos causaréis causarán
conditional causaría causaríes causaría causaríemos, causaríamos causaríeis, causaríais causaríen
subjunctive present cause causes, causas cause causemos causéis causen, causan
imperfect causare, causara causares, causaras causare, causara causáremos, causáramos causareis, causarais causaren, causaran
imperative — causa — — causái —

Catalan

Etymology

From causa +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

Verb

causar (first-person singular present causo, first-person singular preterite causí, past participle causat)

  1. (transitive) to cause

Conjugation

    Conjugation of causar (first conjugation)
infinitive causar
gerund causant
past participle masculine feminine
singular causat causada
plural causats causades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present causo causes causa causem causeu causen
imperfect causava causaves causava causàvem causàveu causaven
future causaré causaràs causarà causarem causareu causaran
preterite causí causares causà causàrem causàreu causaren
conditional causaria causaries causaria causaríem causaríeu causarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present causi causis causi causem causeu causin
imperfect causés causessis causés causéssim causéssiu causessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — causa causi causem causeu causin
negative (no) — no causis no causi no causem no causeu no causin

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

From causa.

Verb

causar (first-person singular present causo, first-person singular preterite causei, past participle causado)

  1. to cause

Conjugation

    Conjugation of causar
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti) 		Third-person
(el / ela / Vde.) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal causar
Personal causar causares causar causarmos causardes causaren
Gerund
causando
Past participle
Masculine causado causados
Feminine causada causadas
Indicative
Present causo causas causa causamos causades causan
Imperfect causaba causabas causaba causabamos causabades causaban
Preterite causei causaches causou causamos causastes causaron
Pluperfect causara causaras causara causaramos causarades causaran
Future causarei causarás causará causaremos causaredes causarán
Conditional causaría causarías causaría causariamos causariades causarían
Subjunctive
Present cause causes cause causemos causedes causen
Imperfect causase causases causase causásemos causásedes causasen
Future causar causares causar causarmos causardes causaren
Imperative
Affirmative causa cause causemos causade causen
Negative (non) non causes non cause non causemos non causedes non causen
    Reintegrated conjugation of causar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti / tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal causar
Personal causar causares causar causarmos causardes causarem
Gerund
causando
Past participle
Masculine causado causados
Feminine causada causadas
Indicative
Present causo causas causa causamos causades, causais causam
Imperfect causava causavas causava causávamos causávades, causáveis, causávais1 causavam
Preterite causei causaste, causache1 causou causamos causastes causárom, causaram
Pluperfect causara causaras causara causáramos causárades, causáreis, causárais1 causaram
Future causarei causarás causará causaremos causaredes, causareis causarám, causarão
Conditional causaria causarias causaria causaríamos causaríades, causaríeis, causaríais1 causariam
Subjunctive
Present cause causes cause causemos causedes, causeis causem
Imperfect causasse causasses causasse causássemos causássedes, causásseis causassem
Future causar causares causar causarmos causardes causarem
Imperative
Affirmative causa cause causemos causade, causai causem
Negative (nom) nom causes nom cause nom causemos nom causedes, nom causeis nom causem

1Less recommended.

Portuguese

Etymology

From causa +‎ -ar. Cf. Medieval Latin causāre, Classical Latin causārī. Piecewise doublet of coisar / cousar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kawˈza(ʁ)/ [kaʊ̯ˈza(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kawˈza(ɾ)/ [kaʊ̯ˈza(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kawˈza(ʁ)/ [kaʊ̯ˈza(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kawˈza(ɻ)/ [kaʊ̯ˈza(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kawˈzaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kawˈza.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: cau‧sar

Verb

causar (first-person singular present causo, first-person singular preterite causei, past participle causado)

  1. (transitive) to cause
    A guerra causou muitas mortes. ― The war caused many deaths.
    Roupas novas podem causar uma boa impressão. ― New clothes may cause a good impression.
  2. (Brazil, intransitive, slang) to do something mischievous or for attention
    Synonym: aprontar
    Esse cara gosta de causar.
    That guy likes to play around.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of causar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal causar
Personal causar causares causar causarmos causardes causarem
Gerund
causando
Past participle
Masculine causado causados
Feminine causada causadas
Indicative
Present causo causas causa causamos causais causam
Imperfect causava causavas causava causávamos causáveis causavam
Preterite causei causaste causou causamos1, causámos2 causastes causaram
Pluperfect causara causaras causara causáramos causáreis causaram
Future causarei causarás causará causaremos causareis causarão
Conditional causaria causarias causaria causaríamos causaríeis causariam
Subjunctive
Present cause causes cause causemos causeis causem
Imperfect causasse causasses causasse causássemos causásseis causassem
Future causar causares causar causarmos causardes causarem
Imperative
Affirmative causa cause causemos causai causem
Negative (não) não causes não cause não causemos não causeis não causem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From causa +‎ -ar. Cf. Medieval Latin causāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kauˈsaɾ/ [kau̯ˈsaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: cau‧sar

Verb

causar (first-person singular present causo, first-person singular preterite causé, past participle causado)

  1. to cause, to make
  2. to wreak, to bring, to provoke
  3. to inflict

Conjugation

    Conjugation of causar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive causar
gerund causando
past participle masculine feminine
singular causado causada
plural causados causadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present causo causastú
causásvos 		causa causamos causáis causan
imperfect causaba causabas causaba causábamos causabais causaban
preterite causé causaste causó causamos causasteis causaron
future causaré causarás causará causaremos causaréis causarán
conditional causaría causarías causaría causaríamos causaríais causarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present cause causestú
causésvos2 		cause causemos causéis causen
imperfect
(ra) 		causara causaras causara causáramos causarais causaran
imperfect
(se) 		causase causases causase causásemos causaseis causasen
future1 causare causares causare causáremos causareis causaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative causatú
causávos 		cause causemos causad causen
negative no causes no cause no causemos no causéis no causen

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of causar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive causar dative causarme causarte causarle, causarse causarnos causaros causarles, causarse
accusative causarme causarte causarlo, causarla, causarse causarnos causaros causarlos, causarlas, causarse
with gerund causando dative causándome causándote causándole, causándose causándonos causándoos causándoles, causándose
accusative causándome causándote causándolo, causándola, causándose causándonos causándoos causándolos, causándolas, causándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative causa dative cáusame cáusate cáusale cáusanos not used cáusales
accusative cáusame cáusate cáusalo, cáusala cáusanos not used cáusalos, cáusalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative causá dative causame causate causale causanos not used causales
accusative causame causate causalo, causala causanos not used causalos, causalas
with formal second-person singular imperative cause dative cáuseme not used cáusele, cáusese cáusenos not used cáuseles
accusative cáuseme not used cáuselo, cáusela, cáusese cáusenos not used cáuselos, cáuselas
with first-person plural imperative causemos dative not used causémoste causémosle causémonos causémoos causémosles
accusative not used causémoste causémoslo, causémosla causémonos causémoos causémoslos, causémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative causad dative causadme not used causadle causadnos causaos causadles
accusative causadme not used causadlo, causadla causadnos causaos causadlos, causadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative causen dative cáusenme not used cáusenle cáusennos not used cáusenles, cáusense
accusative cáusenme not used cáusenlo, cáusenla cáusennos not used cáusenlos, cáusenlas, cáusense

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