causades

In a sentence

• Les inundacions han estat causades per les pluges torrencials.

  The floods have been caused by the torrential rains.

  The word 'causades' here is used to indicate the passive cause of the floods, referring to an agent (the torrential rains) that resulted in the consequence (the floods).

• Les malalties respiratòries són sovint causades per la contaminació ambiental.

  Respiratory diseases are often caused by environmental pollution.

  In this sentence, 'causades' refers to the passive act leading to respiratory diseases, pinpointing the environmental pollution as the trigger.

• Els danys estructurals van ser causats durant la construcció.

  The structural damage was caused during the construction.

  'Causades' (used here in masculine 'causats') indicates that the structural damage occurred passively as a result of actions or events during the construction process.