causative

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Acting as a cause.
2. (not-comparable) Involving, or affected by, causality.
3. (not-comparable) Expressing a cause or causation.

Noun

An expression of an agent causing or forcing a patient to perform an action (or to be in a certain condition).

Synonyms

causal

agent

causing

responsible for

Translations

causatif

Kausativ

causatief

causativo

αιτιολογικός

kausal

ursächlich

kausativ

Kausativum

αίτιος

cause de

causativo

causativa

oorzakelijk

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɔːzətɪv/

Etymology

From French causatif, from Latin causātīvus (“causative, pertaining to a lawsuit, accusative”), from causa (“cause”); see cause (verb) and -ive.