bei
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[edit] German
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Preposition
bei (+ dative)
- (with something that has a location) by (some place or someone); near; with; on
- Ich habe es nicht bei mir. — “I do not have it on me.”
- (with something that has a definite time) by (some time); by the begining of (some event); at; on; upon
- bei Abfahrt des Zuges — “upon departure of the train”
- (with something that has a duration) during; while; over
- bei der Arbeit — “during work”
- bei einem Glase Wein — “over a glass of wine”
- (with a person, business name, or job title) at the home, business, or station usually occupied by (someone)
- (with an organization) in; for
- bei der Firma arbeiten — “to work for the firm”
- (with something that may or may not occur) if there is (something)
- bei Schnee — “if there is snow”
- (in a postal address) care of
[edit] Usage notes
When bei is followed by the definite article dem (“‘the’”), the two words contract to beim.
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Italian
[edit] Verb
bei
- Second-person singular present tense of beare.
- First-person singular, second-person singular and third-person singular present subjunctive of beare.
- Third-person singular imperative of beare.
[edit] Mandarin
[edit] Pinyin
[edit] Pinyin syllable
bei
- A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of three tones, bēi, běi, or bèi.
[edit] Usage notes
English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
[edit] Romanian
[edit] Pronunciation
IPA: [bej]
[edit] Verb
bei
- second-person singular present tense form of bea.
- ce bei?
- what are you drinking?
- ce bei?
- second-person singular subjunctive form of bea.
[edit] Volapük
[edit] Preposition
a bei
