No. 624 in German
herbert
The word "Herbert" is a German male given name and does not have a specific definition; it is used as a proper noun.
In a sentence
Herbert spielt jeden Sonntag Fußball mit seinen Freunden.
Herbert plays football with his friends every Sunday.
In this sentence, 'Herbert' is used as a proper noun, functioning as the subject of the sentence.
Die Geschichte über Herbert war sehr spannend.
The story about Herbert was very exciting.
Here, 'Herbert' is again a proper noun, used to identify a person that the story is about.
Ich habe Herbert gestern im Supermarkt getroffen.
I met Herbert at the supermarket yesterday.
In this case, 'Herbert' is a proper noun, used as the direct object, indicating who was met in the sentence.
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