Breakdown of De redacteur heeft het concept met mij nabesproken.
hebben
to have
met
with
mij
me
de redacteur
the editor
het concept
the draft
nabespreken
to discuss afterwards / to review
Questions & Answers about De redacteur heeft het concept met mij nabesproken.
Why is the past participle nabesproken instead of nagebesproken?
This relates perfectly to your current lesson! The infinitive is nabespreken, which combines the separable prefix na- with the inseparable verb bespreken. Normally, separable verbs get a -ge- in the middle when forming the past participle. However, because the core verb starts with the unstressed, inseparable prefix be-, it rejects the ge-. You simply attach na- to the regular past participle besproken.
Is nabespreken still a separable verb in the present tense, even without the -ge- in the past participle?
Yes, absolutely. The prefix na- is stressed and separable. If you were to rewrite this sentence in the present tense, the verb would split, and na would go to the end: De redacteur bespreekt het concept met mij na.
Does concept mean the same thing in Dutch as it does in English?
It can, but in this context, it's a "false friend." While it can mean an abstract "concept" or "idea," in Dutch, het concept very commonly means a "draft" or a rough version of a document, plan, or design. Here, the editor is discussing a draft of a text.
Could I place met mij at the very end of the sentence, after nabesproken?
It is much better to keep nabesproken at the very end. In Dutch present perfect sentences, the auxiliary verb (heeft) and the past participle (nabesproken) create a "verb brace" that hugs the other details of the sentence. The prepositional phrase met mij belongs inside that brace.
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