Qualified
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Meeting the standards, requirements, and training for a position. Restricted or limited by conditions.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To describe or characterize something by listing its qualities.
Example sentence: You are just as qualified as any expert to make a judgment and have a feeling or a response to any work of art.
Competent
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Having sufficient skill, knowledge, ability, or qualifications.Having jurisdiction or authority over a particular issue or question.
Example sentence: When I moved to Minnesota, I found there was a thriving and determined movement, a grassroots movement, to revitalize the Ojibwe language. And I've never come to be a competent speaker. I have to say that right now. But even learning the amount of Ojibwe that one can at my age is a life-altering experience.