dabei is pointing to what preposition or fact “Ich war gerade dabei die Tür abzuschliessen. Da hast du angerufen.”“Ich bin der Meinung, dass die Kleidung dieser Saison entsetzlich ist.” - sind or ist?“So ist er gut”

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dabei is pointing to what preposition or fact “Ich war gerade dabei die Tür abzuschliessen. Da hast du angerufen.”


“Ich bin der Meinung, dass die Kleidung dieser Saison entsetzlich ist.” - sind or ist?“So ist er gut”













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I was reading the sentence




Ich war gerade dabei die Tür abzuschliessen. Da hast du angerufen.




and I worked out that it meant roughly




I was just about to close the door. While doing that, you called me.




I want to ask about the function of the word "dabei"



I know that dabei can be pointing to a specific noun (i.e. as it was happening)



but what is the specific use of dabei here? Is dabei pointing to anything in the first sentence?










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    I was reading the sentence




    Ich war gerade dabei die Tür abzuschliessen. Da hast du angerufen.




    and I worked out that it meant roughly




    I was just about to close the door. While doing that, you called me.




    I want to ask about the function of the word "dabei"



    I know that dabei can be pointing to a specific noun (i.e. as it was happening)



    but what is the specific use of dabei here? Is dabei pointing to anything in the first sentence?










    share|improve this question
























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      I was reading the sentence




      Ich war gerade dabei die Tür abzuschliessen. Da hast du angerufen.




      and I worked out that it meant roughly




      I was just about to close the door. While doing that, you called me.




      I want to ask about the function of the word "dabei"



      I know that dabei can be pointing to a specific noun (i.e. as it was happening)



      but what is the specific use of dabei here? Is dabei pointing to anything in the first sentence?










      share|improve this question














      I was reading the sentence




      Ich war gerade dabei die Tür abzuschliessen. Da hast du angerufen.




      and I worked out that it meant roughly




      I was just about to close the door. While doing that, you called me.




      I want to ask about the function of the word "dabei"



      I know that dabei can be pointing to a specific noun (i.e. as it was happening)



      but what is the specific use of dabei here? Is dabei pointing to anything in the first sentence?







      grammar-identification






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          "Dabei" is expressing what the continuous form in English does - As German doesn't have that, we need to express concurrency of events using this (or other) adverbs.



          A proper translation to English would be




          I was closing the door when you called.







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          • is this similar to "dabei sein"

            – Bob Smith
            4 hours ago


















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          Dabei is derived from the preposition bei. Here, dabei refers to the following infinitive clause: die Tür abzuschließen.



          An alternative wording is:




          Ich war beim Abschließen der Tür.




          Dafür and dagegen can be used in the same way:




          Ich war dafür, die Tür abzuschließen.




          I was in favor of closing the door.






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            "Dabei" is expressing what the continuous form in English does - As German doesn't have that, we need to express concurrency of events using this (or other) adverbs.



            A proper translation to English would be




            I was closing the door when you called.







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            • is this similar to "dabei sein"

              – Bob Smith
              4 hours ago















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            "Dabei" is expressing what the continuous form in English does - As German doesn't have that, we need to express concurrency of events using this (or other) adverbs.



            A proper translation to English would be




            I was closing the door when you called.







            share|improve this answer























            • is this similar to "dabei sein"

              – Bob Smith
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            "Dabei" is expressing what the continuous form in English does - As German doesn't have that, we need to express concurrency of events using this (or other) adverbs.



            A proper translation to English would be




            I was closing the door when you called.







            share|improve this answer













            "Dabei" is expressing what the continuous form in English does - As German doesn't have that, we need to express concurrency of events using this (or other) adverbs.



            A proper translation to English would be




            I was closing the door when you called.








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            • is this similar to "dabei sein"

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            is this similar to "dabei sein"

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            is this similar to "dabei sein"

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            Dabei is derived from the preposition bei. Here, dabei refers to the following infinitive clause: die Tür abzuschließen.



            An alternative wording is:




            Ich war beim Abschließen der Tür.




            Dafür and dagegen can be used in the same way:




            Ich war dafür, die Tür abzuschließen.




            I was in favor of closing the door.






            share|improve this answer



























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              Dabei is derived from the preposition bei. Here, dabei refers to the following infinitive clause: die Tür abzuschließen.



              An alternative wording is:




              Ich war beim Abschließen der Tür.




              Dafür and dagegen can be used in the same way:




              Ich war dafür, die Tür abzuschließen.




              I was in favor of closing the door.






              share|improve this answer

























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                Dabei is derived from the preposition bei. Here, dabei refers to the following infinitive clause: die Tür abzuschließen.



                An alternative wording is:




                Ich war beim Abschließen der Tür.




                Dafür and dagegen can be used in the same way:




                Ich war dafür, die Tür abzuschließen.




                I was in favor of closing the door.






                share|improve this answer













                Dabei is derived from the preposition bei. Here, dabei refers to the following infinitive clause: die Tür abzuschließen.



                An alternative wording is:




                Ich war beim Abschließen der Tür.




                Dafür and dagegen can be used in the same way:




                Ich war dafür, die Tür abzuschließen.




                I was in favor of closing the door.







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