सेब (seb)

noun A simple, everyday noun meaning 'apple' -- one sense, no complications.
Sense 1 : apple (the fruit)
noun, masculine
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Apples in India are strongly associated with Himachal Pradesh and Kashmir, and सेब (seb) shows up constantly in the classic health saying सेब खाओ, डॉक्टर को दूर रखो (seb khaao, doktar ko door rakho, 'eat an apple, keep the doctor away') -- a direct echo of the English proverb that most Indian schoolkids grow up hearing.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes guess the gender as feminine by analogy with other fruit names, but सेब (seb) is masculine -- मुझे एक सेब चाहिए (mujhe ek seb chaahie, 'I want an apple') takes masculine agreement, not feminine.
Sample Sentences:
मुझे सेब बहुत पसंद है। I like apples a lot.
(mujhe seb bahut pasand hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
रोज़ एक सेब खाओ, डॉक्टर को दूर रखो। Eat an apple every day, keep the doctor away.
(roz ek seb khaao, doktar ko door rakho।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
उसने बाज़ार से एक किलो सेब खरीदे। He bought a kilo of apples from the market.
(usne baazaar se ek kilo seb khariide।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
हिमाचल के सेब पूरे देश में मशहूर हैं। Himachal's apples are famous all over the country.
(himaachal ke seb poore desh men mashahoor hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर बगीचे में सेब का पेड़ होता, तो हम रोज़ ताज़े सेब खाते। If there were an apple tree in the garden, we would eat fresh apples every day.
(agar bagiiche men seb kaa ped hotaa, to ham roz taaze seb khaate।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
मेज़ पर एक कटा हुआ सेब पड़ा है। A cut apple is lying on the table.
(mez par ek kataa huaa seb padaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम शाम को सेब खाओगे? Will you eat an apple in the evening?
(kyaa tum shaam ko seb khaaoge?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
बच्चे को सेब काटकर दे दो, वह पूरा नहीं खा पाएगा। Cut the apple and give it to the child, he won't be able to eat the whole thing.
(bachche ko seb kaatkar de do, vah pooraa nahiin khaa paaegaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
दुकान में सेब सड़े हुए निकले। The apples in the shop turned out to be rotten.
(dukaan men seb sade hue nikle।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
मुझे लगता है इस टोकरी के सेब कश्मीर से लाए गए हैं। I think the apples in this basket were brought from Kashmir.
(mujhe lagtaa hai is tokrii ke seb kashmiir se laae gae hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
सर्दियों में सेब की कीमत बढ़ जाती है। The price of apples goes up in winter.
(sardiyon men seb kii kiimat badh jaatii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): सेब (seb)
(sg.m.oblique): सेब (seb)
(pl.m.direct): सेब (seb)
(pl.m.oblique): सेबों (sebon)