called txDictionary > bei verbs
- Perfect (spoken past): hat beibehaltenPreterite (written past): behielt beisee details >1.
- to keep
- (ONLY for keeping a custom or habit or tradition or regulation. The core theme is "not changing".)
How useful: - Perfect (spoken past): hat beigebrachtPreterite (written past): brachte bei1.
- to teach, to show
- (Works best for skills, not for academic stuff. In books sometimes also used in the sense of telling someone some uncomfortable news.)
How useful:see details > - Perfect (spoken past): ist beigekommenPreterite (written past): kam beisee details >1.
- to be up to
- (ONLY in the sense of being able to handle some sort of opposing force. Quite rare in spoken German.)
How useful: - Perfect (spoken past): hat beigelegtPreterite (written past): legte bei1.
- to settle, to put to rest
- (ONLY for disputes, conflicts and similar things. )
How useful:see details >2.- to attach, to add
- (Adding something to a physical package. Think user manual in an Ikea box.)
How useful: - Perfect (spoken past): hat beigelegenPreterite (written past): lag beisee details >1.
- to be enclosed
- ("einer Sache+DAT - Think of a copy of your ID in a letter or a user manual in a package. NOT for digital attachments.)
How useful: - Perfect (spoken past): hat beigesetztPreterite (written past): setzte beisee details >1.
- to bury
- (ONLY for people and maybe pets. NOT used in a figurite sense of buying)
How useful: - Perfect (spoken past): hat beigestandenPreterite (written past): stand beisee details >1.
- to support, to succor, to stand by someone
- (Usually in contexts of hardship. Not for helping with mundane tasks.)
How useful: - Perfect (spoken past): hat beigetragenPreterite (written past): trug beisee details >
- Perfect (spoken past): ist beigetretenPreterite (written past): trat beisee details >
Here's a quick overview with translations. For family, examples and more check the details.
