Inklingo

causando

cow-SAHN-dohkau̯ˈsando

causando means causing in Spanish (making something happen).

causingAlso: provoking, bringing about

VerbA2regular ar
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infinitivecausar
past Participlecausado
gerundcausando

📝 In Action

La lluvia está causando mucho tráfico.

A1

The rain is causing a lot of traffic.

Estás causando una buena impresión.

A2

You are making (causing) a good impression.

El ruido sigue causando molestias a los vecinos.

B1

The noise continues causing annoyance to the neighbors.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • provocando (provoking)
  • originando (originating)

Antonyms

  • evitando (avoiding)
  • previniendo (preventing)

Common Collocations

  • causando problemascausing problems
  • causando sensacióncausing a stir / being a hit

Subjunctive

Present Subjunctive

yocause
causes
él/ella/ustedcause
nosotroscausemos
vosotroscauséis
ellos/ellas/ustedescausen

Imperfect Subjunctive

yocausara
causaras
él/ella/ustedcausara
nosotroscausáramos
vosotroscausarais
ellos/ellas/ustedescausaran

Indicative

Present

yocauso
causas
él/ella/ustedcausa
nosotroscausamos
vosotroscausáis
ellos/ellas/ustedescausan

Imperfect

yocausaba
causabas
él/ella/ustedcausaba
nosotroscausábamos
vosotroscausabais
ellos/ellas/ustedescausaban

Preterite

yocausé
causaste
él/ella/ustedcausó
nosotroscausamos
vosotroscausasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedescausaron

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Words that translate to "causando" in Spanish:

✏️ Quick Practice

Quick Quiz: causando

Question 1 of 1

How do you say 'The wind is causing damage'?

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👥 Word Family
causar(to cause)Verb
causa(cause / reason)Noun
causante(the person or thing responsible)Noun
🎵 Rhymes
📚 Etymology

From the Latin verb 'causari', which originally meant to discuss a legal case or plead a cause. Over time, it shifted to mean simply making something happen.

First recorded: 13th century

Cognates (Related words)

English: causingFrench: causant

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is 'causando' always used with 'estar'?

Mostly, yes, when you want to say 'is causing.' However, it can also be used after verbs like 'seguir' (to keep on) or 'continuar' (to continue).