This is the 5364th most frequent Polish word.
spowodować
To cause.
Here, 'spowodować' is used to indicate the cause of a natural event.
Silne opady deszczu spowodowały powódź w mieście.
Heavy rainfall caused flooding in the city.
In this case, 'spowodować' is used to show the potential causal relationship between an action or inaction and its effects.
Niedopatrzenia mogą spowodować poważne problemy w projekcie.
Oversights can cause serious problems in the project.
Here, 'spowodować' expresses the direct causation of a consequence due to an administrative decision.