Causavit

Causavit is a Latin verb form meaning “he/she/it caused” or “he/she/it has caused.” It is the third person singular perfect active indicative of the first conjugation verb causāre, which means “to cause.” The same verb in the perfect tense has the other persons as causāvī (I caused), causāvistī (you caused), causāvimus (we caused), causāvistis (you all caused), and causāvērunt (they caused). In ordinary Latin writing, macrons indicating long vowels may be omitted, so causāvit is commonly written as causavit.

Causāre belongs to the standard first conjugation and forms its imperfect, future, and other tenses similarly with the expected endings. The perfect active indicative uses the short or long a depending on orthography, producing forms such as causāvī for the first person singular or causāvit for the third person singular. The form causavit is therefore a straightforward example of a completed action carried out by the subject.

Usage and scope: Causavit appears in classical and medieval Latin texts whenever an author wishes to report that a subject caused some result or effect. It takes a direct object in the accusative when a specific thing is caused, and can be used in a variety of constructions, including clauses that indicate subsequent outcomes or states resulting from the action.

Example: Caesar hostes vicit; victoria pacem causavit in provincia. This illustrates causavit used to express that the victory caused peace in a region.

See also: Latin grammar, Latin verbs, causāre.