German word

beim

Pronunciation

IPA/baɪ̯m/

Meaning

  • prepositionat

Example

Er arbeitet beim Bäcker.

He works at the baker's.

Illustration for beim (at)

More examples

Beim Sport schwitzt sie sehr.

She sweats a lot during exercise.

Core concept

A person or event is framed by the nearby place, person, or activity that forms its setting.

Common phrases

  • beim Frühstück

    at breakfast

  • beim Sport

    during exercise

Similar words

bei: Places an action or event near a person, place, or activity.
mit: Shows being together with someone or doing something together.
in: Shows being inside a place or within an enclosed area.
an: Shows contact with or close position beside something.

Definition in German

Kurzform von bei + dem; steht mit Dativ und drückt aus, dass etwas an einem Ort oder zu einer Zeit stattfindet.

Word origin

Beim is the contracted form of the preposition bei and the dative article dem, used where bei dem would otherwise occur.

Usage tips

  • In beim Lesen, the capitalized infinitive Lesen is a neuter noun in the dative and means during reading.

Other meanings

  • at ___'spreposition
  • duringpreposition

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