qua
- adposition
- /kwɑ/
- Formal
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en calidad de
- She approached the problem qua scientist, applying her research skills to find a solution.
I'm asking what is consciousness qua consciousness?
- I'm asking what is consciousness qua consciousness?
- I'm wondering if you qua Marxist still have a road map for how you would like to see this.
- He has then the essence qua essence within himself.
- Like he says, says the good person qua good is the standard.
- He says it is qua thing that is a bone.
- Now the island that exists in reality is a greater thing because qua thing, this existence makes something greater.
Examples
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They discussed the issue qua citizens, emphasizing the importance of community involvement.
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He is respected as a teacher qua educator for his innovative teaching methods.
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Like he says, says the good person qua good is the standard.
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So I, so I rate all of these things, but qua food category.
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I'm asking what is consciousness qua consciousness?
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I'm wondering if you qua Marxist still have a road map for how you would like to see this.
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He has then the essence qua essence within himself.
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That really is rather impractical to make that a sine qua non of opening the schools.
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Do we actually succeed in making the world that we are purportedly creating qua our narratives?
Academic text (1992) -
So some of these functionalities of books on the slide are functionalities of books qua physical objects and others of books qua abstract object.
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Qua comes from the Latin word qua, which meant 'as' or 'in the role of'. So when you say someone is qua something, you mean they are acting 'as' or 'in the role of' that thing.