Breakdown of Wir haben eine Umfrage über den neuen Snack gemacht.
ein
a, an (eine)
machen
to make, to do
haben
to have
wir
we
neu
new
über
about (a topic)
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
die Umfrage
the survey
der Snack
the snack
Questions & Answers about Wir haben eine Umfrage über den neuen Snack gemacht.
Why is it über den (accusative) and not dative here? Doesn't über sometimes take the dative?
Yes, über is a two-way preposition. When talking about physical location ("above"), it can take the dative or accusative depending on movement. But when über means "about" a topic, it always takes the accusative case. Since Snack is a masculine noun (der Snack), the article changes to den.
Why does the adjective get an -en ending in den neuen Snack?
This is an example of weak adjective declension. Because we already have the definite article den doing the heavy lifting by showing us that the noun is masculine and in the accusative case, the adjective just takes the standard weak ending -en.
Is machen the best verb to use with Umfrage (survey)?
machen is very common and perfectly natural in everyday conversation. If you want to sound more formal or professional, like in a business setting, you can use the separable verb durchführen (to conduct). In that case, you would say Wir haben eine Umfrage durchgeführt.
How do we know the gender of English loanwords like Snack?
There isn't a single strict rule for English loanwords. They often take the gender of their closest German equivalent, but not always. Here, Snack is masculine (der Snack), even though the German word for a light meal (die Zwischenmahlzeit) is feminine! It is always best to just memorize the article when you learn the new word.
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