Japanese phrase
原因は___だと考えています。 gen in wa ___ da to kanga e te i ma su
Meaning
I think the cause is ___.
When to use it
States a belief about what caused a problem. It sounds fairly formal and leaves room for other explanations.
Example dialogue
この問題はなぜ起きたのですか？ ko no mon dai wa na ze o ki ta no de su ka
Why did this problem occur?
この問題の原因は設定ミスだと考えています。 ko no mon dai no gen in wa set tei mi su da to kanga e te i ma su
I think a setup error caused this problem.