Why is it die Causa?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Causa, so learn the two together: die Causa.

Sense 1
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Meaning

[1] Legal language: Legal reason

[1] Rechtssprache: Rechtsgrund

[2] Legal language: Reason, cause

[2] Rechtssprache: Grund, Ursache

[3] Legal language, outdated meaning, or raised: legal matter, legal dispute

[3] Rechtssprache, veraltete Bedeutung, oder gehoben: Rechtssache, Rechtsstreit

[4] Legal language, outdated meaning: object, purpose

[4] Rechtssprache, veraltete Bedeutung: Gegenstand, Zweck

Examples

[1] If the seller has transferred a thing to the buyer, the purchase contract for this forms the cause

[1] Hat der Verkäufer dem Käufer eine Sache übereignet, so bildet der Kaufvertrag hierfür die Causa.

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[3] The Causa Böhmermann beats the high wave at the beginning of 2016

[3] Die Causa Böhmermann schlägt Anfang 2016 hohe Wellen.

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Declension

1 Singular Plural 1 Plural 2
Nominativ die Causa die Causae die Causen
Genitiv der Causa der Causae der Causen
Dativ der Causa den Causae den Causen
Akkusativ die Causa die Causae die Causen

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