Breakdown of Wij hebben de correctie en de spelling nabesproken.
en
and
wij
we
hebben
to have
nabespreken
to discuss afterwards / to review
de correctie
the correction
de spelling
the spelling
Questions & Answers about Wij hebben de correctie en de spelling nabesproken.
Why is the past participle nabesproken and not nagebesproken?
The infinitive is nabespreken (to discuss afterwards). It is a separable verb made of the stressed prefix na- and the verb bespreken. Normally, separable verbs get a -ge- in the middle to form the past participle. However, because bespreken already starts with the unstressed, inseparable prefix be-, you skip the -ge-. Therefore, it becomes nabesproken.
How does the prefix na- change the meaning of the verb bespreken here?
Bespreken means "to discuss". Adding the separable prefix na- (after) creates nabespreken, which means "to discuss afterwards" or "to review". It is a very common Dutch verb used when evaluating an event, a test, or a meeting.
Is the "o" in nabesproken an irregular vowel change?
Yes. It follows the exact same irregular pattern as the base verb spreken (to speak), which has the past participle gesproken. With the prefixes attached, the pattern applies the same way: spreken becomes besproken, which then becomes nabesproken.
Why is nabesproken placed at the very end of this sentence?
This sentence uses the present perfect tense. In a standard Dutch main clause, the auxiliary verb (hebben) takes the second position, while the past participle (nabesproken) is pushed to the very end, wrapping around the objects de correctie en de spelling.
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