causar

Asturian

Etymology

From causa +‎ -ar.

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	—

Further reading

• “causar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “causar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

From causa +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [kəwˈza]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kawˈzaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [kawˈza]

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Verb

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

1. (transitive) to cause

Conjugation

    Central Catalan 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

Related terms

• causa

Further reading

• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “causar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
• “causar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “causar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “causar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Galician

Etymology

Etymology tree

Galician causa

Proto-Italic *-āzi

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Latin -ereinflu.

Latin -āre

Galician -ar

Galician causar

From causa + -ar.

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.

Further reading

• “causar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “causar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

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)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kawˈza(ʁ)/ [kaʊ̯ˈza(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kawˈza(ɾ)/ [kaʊ̯ˈza(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kawˈza(ʁ)/ [kaʊ̯ˈza(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /kawˈza(ɻ)/ [kaʊ̯ˈza(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kawˈzaɾ/

• (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.

Related terms

• causa

Further reading

• “causar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “causar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
• “causar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “causar”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “causar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “causar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

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

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-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 tuteo 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 voseo 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

Related terms

• causa
• causación

Further reading

• “causar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025