No. 2,094 in German
verursacht
"Caused" or "is responsible for."
In a sentence
Die schlechte Straßenbeleuchtung verursacht viele Verkehrsunfälle.
The poor street lighting causes many traffic accidents.
In this sentence, 'verursacht' is used as a verb to indicate that the subject ('die schlechte Straßenbeleuchtung') is the cause of the predicate ('viele Verkehrsunfälle').
Der Sturm hat Schäden am Dach verursacht.
The storm caused damages to the roof.
In this sentence, 'verursacht' is used as the past participle of the verb 'verursachen' in the perfect tense construction ('hat verursacht') to describe that the storm led to damages.
Das Projekt verursacht hohe Kosten für die Organisation.
The project causes high costs for the organization.
Here, 'verursacht' demonstrates a present tense application where the ongoing action ('the project') yields specific consequences ('hohe Kosten').
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