bijgepraat

This is the 7348th most frequent Dutch word.


bijgepraat

Updated or caught up (on information).


In this sentence, 'bijgepraat' is used to indicate that a conversation happened to inform someone about developments in a specific matter or topic.

Ik heb mijn vriend bij je bijgepraat over het project.

I updated my friend with you about the project.


Here, 'bijgepraat' suggests that an update or briefing was provided to bring others up to speed.

Tijdens de vergadering hebben we iedereen bijgepraat over de laatste ontwikkelingen.

During the meeting, we updated everyone about the latest developments.


In this case, 'bijpraten' (in its infinitive form) is used reflexively to mean self-updating or improving one's knowledge on a subject.

Ik moet mijn kennis over die software bijpraten, want er zijn nieuwe functies toegevoegd.

I need to brush up my knowledge about that software because new features have been added.