dabei

dabei

"Dabei" means "present," "involved," "with it," or "there" depending on the context.

In this sentence, 'dabei' emphasizes simultaneous participation or involvement associated with the event described, which is 'bei der Feier'.

Ich war bei der Feier und hatte dabei viel Spaß.

I was at the party and had a lot of fun.

Here, 'dabei' highlights the event that occurred in connection with or during another action, in this case, 'lesen'.

Er hat den Vertrag gelesen, dabei hat er viele Fehler gefunden.

He read the contract, during which he found many mistakes.

In this context, 'dabei' refers to active participation in the group activity denoted by the previous discourse.

Sie wollte zu Hause bleiben, aber die Freunde waren dagegen, und schließlich war sie doch dabei.

She wanted to stay at home, but her friends were against it, and in the end, she joined.