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bei.

by, near

3 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

prep/baɪ̯/

  1. by, near

    locative
    die Bank bei der Kirche
    die Bäckerei beim Bahnhof

  2. at

    Ich schlafe bei Peter.
    Ich bin beim Metzger.

  3. for, at, in

    bei der Firma arbeiten
    das Arbeitsklima bei Schmidt & Co.

  4. with, on

    formal · reflexive
    Er hat es nicht bei sich.

  5. upon, at the time of

    bei Abfahrt des Zuges

  6. in case of, in the event of

    bei Hochwasser

  7. during; while; during the existence of

    bei der Arbeit
    beim Lesen des Textes

  8. over; during

    bei einem Glas Wein
    bei einem Film

  9. care of; via

    dated
    Frau Tina Müller bei Firma Schmidt & Co.

  10. with, to, towards

    dialectal · nonstandard
    Leg dat bei die andern Sachen!
    Komm ma bei mich!
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German bī, from Old High German bī, from Proto-West Germanic *bī, from Proto-Germanic *bi. More at by.

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