Word
Мы пригласили её в качестве консультанта.
Meaning
We invited her as a consultant.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Мы пригласили её в качестве консультанта.
мы
we
в
in / to (direction)
её
her (acc)
пригласить
to invite (perfective)
Questions & Answers about Мы пригласили её в качестве консультанта.
Why does this sentence use в качестве instead of как to mean 'as'?
Both can mean 'as', but в качестве translates more literally to 'in the capacity of' or 'in the role of'. It is slightly more formal and often used in professional contexts, making it a natural fit for hiring or inviting a consultant.
What case is консультанта in this sentence?
It is in the Genitive case. The set phrase в качестве always requires the noun that follows it to take the Genitive case.
What does the word качестве mean if you look at it by itself?
It is the Prepositional case form of the noun качество, which means 'quality'. So the phrase в качестве literally translates to 'in the quality of'.
If we rewrote the sentence using как, would the word консультанта change?
No, it would still be Мы пригласили её как консультанта, but for a totally different grammatical reason! When you use как, the role must match the case of the person it refers to. Since её (her) is the direct object and thus in the Accusative case, как also requires the Accusative form. Because a consultant is a living person (animate), the Accusative form консультанта happens to look exactly like the Genitive form used after в качестве.