Noun
die Causa
Pronunciation: /ˈkaʊ̯za/
case (a dispute or controversy, often of a legal nature, especially one of public notoriety)
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plural Causae
Meanings
Noun
- case (a dispute or controversy, often of a legal nature, especially one of public notoriety)
- the obligation which allows one to keep something obtained according to unjust enrichment rules
Example sentence
Der Minister äußerte sich nicht zu der Causa.
The minister did not comment on the case.
Word forms
singular
die Causa
plural
die Causae
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Causa
Accusativedie Causa
Dativeder Causa
Genitiveder Causa
Plural
Nominativedie Causae
Accusativedie Causae
Dativeden Causae
Genitiveder Causae
Usage
- sich zu einer Causa äußern — Comment on a case or controversy; formal reporting language.
- Causa / Fall — The Latin-derived word versus the ordinary German word for a case.
Die Zeitung widmete der umstrittenen Causa eine ganze Seite.
The newspaper devoted a whole page to the controversial case.