A causa de
Example: No vam sortir a causa de la pluja intensa.
Definition
"A causa de" is a Catalan preposition used to indicate the reason or cause for something. It introduces the cause or motive behind an action or event, similar to 'because of' or 'due to' in English, as in the phrase 'No vam sortir a causa de la pluja intensa' (We did not go out because of the heavy rain).
Etymology
The phrase "a causa de" comes from the Latin word 'causa,' meaning 'cause' or 'reason.' Over time, it evolved into Catalan as a fixed prepositional phrase used to express causation. Did you know? The Latin 'causa' also gave rise to the English word 'cause,' linking these languages through their shared Latin roots.
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"A causa de" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - General - (A1) - set 1", containing 110 commonly used words.
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