noun
business card
B1
Visitenkarte: a business card used to share contact details, company and position. In German it's feminine: die Visitenkarte; plural Visitenkarten (adds -n). Declension follows regular strong feminine patterns (der Visitenkarte, den Visitenkarten). Common in professional introductions; no special prepositions or irregular plural.
Examples
Der Unternehmer legte die Visitenkarte auf den Tisch, nachdem das Gespräch beendet war, damit die Kundin die Kontaktdaten hatte.
The businessman put the business card on the table after the conversation had ended so that the client would have the contact details.
Ich habe eine Visitenkarte.
I have a business card.
Kann ich Ihre Visitenkarte haben?
Can I have your business card?
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine handing someone a small card with the word 'Visite' stamped on it
Visi- (visit) + Karte (card) — think 'visit card' to remember Visitenkarte
die Visitenkarte — feminine like die Karte or die Postkarte
Notes
Plural: Visitenkarten. Common in professional and networking contexts. Formal situations often involve exchanging Visitenkarten.