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title: "Aktion: der, die or das? It’s die Aktion (promotion) | Yupo"
description: "Short answer: die Aktion, “promotion”. Accusative: die Aktion; dative: der Aktion. Learn why it takes die and test yourself with a mini quiz."
url: https://yupolearn.com/en/word/aktion/
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# Aktion: der, die or das?

die Aktion

Promotion

feminin · feminine [Shopping and money](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/shopping-money/) Level: Beginner

**Short answer:** Aktion takes the article die (die Aktion). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “promotion” in English.

## Aktion: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Promotion
- **Topic**: Shopping and money
- **Yupo level**: Beginner

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Aktion in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Aktion)
- [Aktion in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Aktion)

Last updated: October 24, 2026 · [Method](https://yupolearn.com/en/about/#method)

## Why does Aktion take die?

Nouns ending in -ion usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 86 of 86 such words take die (100%).

[See the article rules →](https://yupolearn.com/en/german-article-rules/#suffix-ion)

## Aktion in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | die Aktion |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | die Aktion |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | der Aktion |

## More words ending in -ion

[die Demoversion](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/demoversion/) [die Rabattaktion](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/rabattaktion/) [die Workation](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/workation/) [die Innovation](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/innovation/) [die Abstraktion](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/abstraktion/) [die Vision](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/vision/) [die Abholstation](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/abholstation/) [die Beta-Version](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/beta-version/)

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