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

die Aufführung

Performance

feminin · feminine [Culture and arts](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/culture-arts/) Level: Intermediate

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

## Aufführung: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Performance
- **Topic**: Culture and arts
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Aufführung in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Auff%C3%BChrung)
- [Aufführung in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Auff%C3%BChrung)

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

## Why does Aufführung take die?

Nouns ending in -ung usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 337 of 337 such words take die (100%).

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

## Aufführung in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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