bei

See also bēi, běi, bèi, and Bei

German

Etymology

From Old High German bī, from Proto-Germanic *bi.

Pronunciation

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Preposition

bei (+ dative)

1. (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.”

2. (with something that has a definite time) by (some time); by the beginning of (some event); at; on; upon

   bei Abfahrt des Zuges — “upon departure of the train”

3. (with something that has a duration) during; while; over

   bei der Arbeit — “during work”

   bei einem Glase Wein — “over a glass of wine”

4. (with a person, business name, or job title) at the home, business, or station usually occupied by (someone)
5. (with an organization) in; for

   bei der Firma arbeiten — “to work for the firm”

6. (with something that may or may not occur) if there is (something)

   bei Schnee — “if there is snow”

7. (in a postal address) care of

Usage notes

When bei is followed by the definite article dem (“the”), the two words contract to beim.

Derived terms

• beim

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Italian

Adjective

bei

1. Masculine plural of bello before a consonant

Verb

bei

1. second-person singular present indicative of beare
2. first-person singular present subjunctive of beare
3. second-person singular present subjunctive of beare
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of beare
5. third-person singular imperative of beare

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Lojban

Cmavo

bei

1. separates "internal" sumti which are subordinated through "be" to a given (possibly "sumti-fied") selbri

   ti zbasu lo takybli lo kliti sepi'o lo glanejni

   This makes bricks out of clay using heat.

   ti zbasu be lo takybli bei lo kliti bei sepi'o lo glanejni

   This makes bricks out of clay using heat.

Rafsi

bei

1. rafsi of bevri.

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Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bai/

Preposition

bei

1. by, next to, near

   De Schlëssel läit bei der Dier.

   The key is by the door.

2. at, to (the home or workplace of someone)

   Gëschter den Nomëtteg sinn ech bei den Dokter gaangen.

   Yesterday afternoon I went to the doctor's.

3. with

   Wunns du nach bei dengen Elteren?

   Do you still live with your parents?

4. during

Usage notes

• bei is usually used with the dative case, unless it is used to express movement towards a particular place, then the accusative case is used.

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Mandarin

Romanization

bei

1. Nonstandard spelling of bēi.
2. Nonstandard spelling of běi.
3. Nonstandard spelling of bèi.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA: [bej]

Verb

bei

1. second-person singular present tense form of bea.

   ce bei?

   what are you drinking?

2. second-person singular subjunctive form of bea.

   vrei să bei ceva?

   do you want to drink something?

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Roro

bei

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

Noun

bei

1. water (clear liquid H₂O)

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Swahili

Noun

bei

1. price (cost required to gain possession of something)

This Swahili entry was created from the translations listed at price. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see bei in the Swahili Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) July 2009

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Volapük

Preposition

a bei

1. by