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How to Say "bringing about" in Spanish

The Spanish word forbringing aboutis causandoA2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

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leading to a result
A row of colorful dominoes falling over after the first one is pushed.

Examples

La lluvia está causando mucho tráfico.

The rain is causing a lot of traffic.

Estás causando una buena impresión.

You are making (causing) a good impression.

El ruido sigue causando molestias a los vecinos.

The noise continues causing annoyance to the neighbors.

The '-ando' Ending

This word is a 'gerund,' which is just a fancy way of saying it's the '-ing' form of the verb. In Spanish, '-ar' verbs change their ending to '-ando' to show an action is in progress.

Using it as a Noun

Mistake:Using 'causando' to mean 'the causing of something.'

Correction: In Spanish, we use the noun 'la causa' or the infinitive 'causar' instead. For example, say 'Causar problemas es malo' not 'Causando problemas es malo'.

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