गर्भवती (garbhavtii)

adjective A single-sense adjective meaning 'pregnant,' used mainly in formal, medical, or written contexts.
Sense 1 : pregnant
adjective
Synonyms: प्रेग्नेंट (pregnent, colloquial, English loanword)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will see गर्भवती (garbhavtii) on hospital forms, in newspaper articles, and in official government schemes (like गर्भवती महिलाओं के लिए योजना, garbhavtii mahilaaon ke lie yojnaa, 'scheme for pregnant women'), but in the kitchen or living room, family members almost always switch to the English word प्रेग्नेंट (pregnent) -- a nice example of how Hindi and English divide up formal versus intimate registers in daily life.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for this word in casual speech, but most Delhi-NCR speakers actually say प्रेग्नेंट (pregnent) in everyday conversation; गर्भवती (garbhavtii) sounds more like something a doctor, form, or news report would use. 2) This adjective is invariant -- it does not change form for gender or number the way कड़ा-type adjectives do, since it already ends in ई and describes only female subjects.
Sample Sentences:
वह गर्भवती है। She is pregnant.
(vah garbhavtii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
गर्भवती महिलाओं के लिए यह योजना विशेष रूप से बनाई गई है। This scheme has been specially designed for pregnant women.
(garbhavtii mahilaaon ke lie yah yojnaa vishesh roop se banaaii gaii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
फॉर्म में पूछा गया है कि क्या मरीज़ गर्भवती है। The form asks whether the patient is pregnant.
(phorm men poochhaa gayaa hai ki kyaa mariiz garbhavtii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
डॉक्टर ने बताया कि वह तीन महीने से गर्भवती है। The doctor told her that she has been pregnant for three months.
(doktar ne bataayaa ki vah tiin mahiine se garbhavtii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर वह गर्भवती होती, तो डॉक्टर उसे यह दवा न देते। If she were pregnant, the doctor would not have given her this medicine.
(agar vah garbhavtii hotii, to doktar use yah davaa n dete।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
गर्भवती स्त्रियों को पोषण का विशेष ध्यान रखना चाहिए। Pregnant women should pay special attention to nutrition.
(garbhavtii striyon ko poshan kaa vishesh dhyaan rakhnaa chaahie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
सरकारी अस्पताल में गर्भवती महिलाओं की मुफ़्त जांच होती है। Pregnant women get free check-ups at the government hospital.
(sarkaarii asptaal men garbhavtii mahilaaon kii muft jaanch hotii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
क्या तुम्हें पता है कि वह गर्भवती है? Do you know that she is pregnant?
(kyaa tumhen pataa hai ki vah garbhavtii hai?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
गर्भवती महिलाओं के लिए योजना के अंतर्गत हर महीने राशि दी जाती है। Under the scheme for pregnant women, an amount is given every month.
(garbhavtii mahilaaon ke lie yojnaa ke antargat har mahiine raashi dii jaatii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
जब वह गर्भवती थी, तब उसे बहुत सावधानी बरतनी पड़ी थी। When she was pregnant, she had to take great care.
(jab vah garbhavtii thii, tab use bahut saavdhaanii baratnii padii thii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant: गर्भवती (garbhavtii)