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bei

at

preposition BY Common

Also means

with

Usage Note

bei always governs the dative and means 'at someone's place', 'near', or 'during', much like French 'chez' (bei mir = 'at my place'). It fuses to beim (bei dem) and signals an employer in bei Siemens arbeiten. Don't use it to mean 'with' in the company sense; that's mit.

Examples

"Ich wohne bei meinen Eltern."

Natural Translation

I live with my parents.

Literal Translation

I live at my parents.

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