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

das Verkehrsaufkommen

Traffic volume

neutral · neuter [City and transport](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/city-transport/) Level: Advanced

**Short answer:** Verkehrsaufkommen takes the article das (das Verkehrsaufkommen). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “traffic volume” in English.

## Verkehrsaufkommen: word facts

- **Article**: das
- **Gender**: neutral (neuter)
- **English**: Traffic volume
- **Topic**: City and transport
- **Yupo level**: Advanced

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Verkehrsaufkommen take das?

No suffix rule covers Verkehrsaufkommen, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, das words are green. Picture Verkehrsaufkommen as something green.

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

## Verkehrsaufkommen in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | das Verkehrsaufkommen |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | das Verkehrsaufkommen |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Verkehrsaufkommen |

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