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bei by, near; at

bei is the #20 most common word in German, a preposition. It means “by, near; at” and is pronounced /baɪ̯/.

#20frequency rank
0.45%of everyday German text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of bei

FormWhat it isMeaning
beiprepositionalabout the by
wobeierror unrecognized formby
dabeierror unrecognized formby
hierbeierror unrecognized formby
beyalternativeby

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