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Breakdown of bei der Sache sein
sein
to be
die Sache
the thing; the matter
bei
at; with (next to); near + dative
bei der Arbeit - at work
bei mir -at my place / with me
bei Paris - near Paris
Usages of bei der Sache sein
Aber er ist nicht bei der Sache.
But he is not concentrated; But he is distracted.
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