No. 15,339 in German
ursächlich
Causal; relating to or acting as a cause.
In a sentence
Die fehlerhafte Installation war ursächlich für den Stromausfall.
The faulty installation was causative for the power outage.
Here, 'ursächlich' is used as an adjective to indicate the cause or reason for the power outage. It attributes responsibility.
Ein ursächlicher Zusammenhang zwischen den beiden Ereignissen konnte nicht nachgewiesen werden.
A causal connection between the two events could not be proven.
In this sentence, 'ursächlich' is used as part of a phrase to describe a connection or relationship relating to causes or origins.
Es gibt keine ursächliche Verbindung zwischen dem Verhalten der Tiere und dem Wetter.
There is no causal link between the behavior of the animals and the weather.
Here, 'ursächlich' modifies 'Verbindung' to express that direct causality is absent.
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