com a

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈkɔm ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈkom a]

Adverb

com a

1. as a, in capacity of

   Synonym: en qualitat de

   Com a estudiant vaig interessar-me per les llengües orientals.

   As a student, I became interested in oriental languages.

   Ell va venir a Berlín com a professor.

   He came to Berlin as a teacher.

2. as, as it were
   • 1964, Joan Fuster, “Avarícia”, in Diccionari per a ociosos:

     Tanmateix, hem d'acceptar-lo no sols com a possible, sinó fins i tot com a lògic.

     However, we must accept it not only as possible, but even as logical.

Usage notes

• If an article or a demonstrative follows, a is omitted.