Inklingo

causando

cow-SAHN-doh/kau̯ˈsando/

causando means causing in Spanish (making something happen).

causing

Also: provoking, bringing about
VerbA2regular ar
A row of colorful dominoes falling over after the first one is pushed.
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

🔄 Conjugations

subjunctive

present

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

imperfect

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

indicative

present

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

imperfect

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

preterite

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

Translate to Spanish

Words that translate to "causando" in Spanish:

bringing aboutcausingprovoking

✏️ 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).