bei sich sein
German
Etymology
Literally: “to be with/at oneself”.
Verb
- for non-idiomatic uses see bei, sein
- Er kam kurz vorbei, aber jetzt ist er wieder bei sich.
- He dropped by for a short while, but now he is back at his place.
- (idiomatic) to have come to; to be calm or conscious (especially after having fainted or been in shock or rage)
- Wir befragen ihn, wenn er wieder bei sich ist.
- We’ll question him when he has come to.
Usage notes
- In the idiomatic sense, the sentence stress is on bei; otherwise it is typically on the reflexive pronoun or another word.
Conjugation
- See sein.
See also
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