bei

/baɪ̯/

preposition A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Prep Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. at, near, with (someone's place)

    Always dative — "bei mir" (at my place), "bei der Arbeit" (at work).

Practice

1 What does bei mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich bin heute ___ meinen Eltern.

See also

prepositioncore-vocabularygrammar

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