A native speaker would not really say that. It almost works, but not quite. You would always use something more specific in that context like, "Ich bin gerade im Krankenhaus". However, "I'm right next to the hospital" would be "Ich bin direkt neben dem Krankenhaus". From my knowledge of prepositions, you really need "neben" in there somewhere to show that you are next to something.
As explained to me by a native speaker, mit and bei both mean with but have different connotations. In the case of mit, it conveys the sense of in the presence of. Ich bin mit meinen Freunden. I am with my friends. This is contrast to bei which is instrumental, or by means of. Ich baue das Haus bei einem Hammer. I build the house with a hammer. I know they have other meanings as prepositions often do but this is the distinction between the mit and bei. I'm wondering whether the difference between action and simply a state of being is the key?
I notice that in general German makes much of whether something is static or involves an action toward or away from something. Search Advanced search…. Members Current visitors. Interface Language. Log in. Install the app. Forums German Deutsch German. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Thread starter sjheiss Start date Aug 9, I know that "bei" and "mit" can both mean "with", but I would like to know which to use under what conditions.
Bei is a very interesting dative preposition, along with mit, which is governed by the dative. Bei isn't necessarily translated as "with" as much as mit is.
Learn more. Asked 1 year, 1 month ago. Active 1 year, 1 month ago. Viewed times. Which preposition is appropriate in this sentence? Improve this question. Both are appropriate. Is there any difference in meaning at all? Very nuanced. Mostly, they are used interchangeably but "mit" refers a bit more strongly to the person whereas "bei" refers a bit more strongly to the location their office, but they are present.
With "bei" there would be a slightly stronger expectation that others might be present. Create a personalised content profile.
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