Spanish Conversation · Level 10
88 words
Spanish word
causal
Pronunciation
IPA/kauˈsal/
Meaning
- adjectivecausal
Example
Los médicos buscan pruebas causales para entender la enfermedad.
Doctors look for causal evidence to understand the disease.
More examples
Una discusión prolongada puede iniciar una cadena causal de malentendidos.
A prolonged argument can start a causal chain of misunderstandings.
Core concept
An arrow linking one event to its effect.
Common phrases
cadena causal
causal chain
efecto causal
causal effect
Similar words
causante: Acting as the origin that produces an effect.
causado: Resulting from a prior event or action.
Definition in Spanish
Que señala una relación de causa entre dos hechos, indicando que uno origina, provoca o explica al otro.
Word origin
From Latin causa 'cause' plus the adjective suffix -alis, entering Spanish via medieval Latin causalis.
Usage tips
- Mainly a formal adjective in law, medicine, and research that typically modifies nouns such as relación or evidencia while everyday speech prefers por, debido a or a causa de.
Opposites
- fortuitoaccidentaladjective
Related words
- causacausenoun
- causadocausedadjective
- causalmentecausallyadverb