गोभी (gobhii)

noun A common vegetable-market word covering both cauliflower and cabbage, with the specific type usually clarified by a preceding word (फूल गोभी (phool gobhii) for cauliflower, पत्ता गोभी (pattaa gobhii) for cabbage).
Sense 1 : cauliflower (and, by extension, cabbage)
noun, feminine
Synonyms: फूल गोभी (phool gobhii, specifically cauliflower), पत्ता गोभी (pattaa gobhii, specifically cabbage)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Winter in Delhi means gobhi season -- carts piled with fresh white फूल गोभी (phool gobhii) appear everywhere, and gobhi paranthe become a breakfast staple. Ask any sabzi-wala for gobhi and unless you specify पत्ता (pattaa, 'leaf'), he'll hand you cauliflower.
Common Mistakes: 1) Used alone, गोभी (gobhii) almost always means cauliflower by default in everyday market speech and in dishes like गोभी की सब्ज़ी (gobhii kii sabzii, 'cauliflower vegetable dish') or गोभी परांठा (gobhii paraanthaa, 'cauliflower-stuffed flatbread'); if you mean cabbage specifically, it is safer to say पत्ता गोभी (pattaa gobhii) so the listener doesn't assume cauliflower.
Sample Sentences:
सर्दियों में बाज़ार में ताज़ी गोभी आती है। Fresh cauliflower comes to the market in winter.
(sardiyon men baazaar men taazii gobhii aatii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
माँ ने आज गोभी के परांठे बनाए। Mom made cauliflower parathas today.
(maan ne aaj gobhii ke paraanthe banaae।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
ज़रा एक किलो गोभी ले आना। Please go get a kilo of cauliflower.
(zaraa ek kilo gobhii le aanaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
सब्ज़ी वाला गली में गोभी बेच रहा है। The vegetable seller is selling cauliflower in the lane.
(sabzii vaalaa galii men gobhii bech rahaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर गोभी ताज़ी होती तो मैं आज ही खरीद लेता। If the cauliflower were fresh, I would have bought it today.
(agar gobhii taazii hotii to main aaj hii khariid letaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
यह गोभी की सब्ज़ी बाज़ार से मंगवाई गई थी। This cauliflower dish was ordered from the market.
(yah gobhii kii sabzii baazaar se mangvaaii gaii thii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
शायद वह पत्ता गोभी की जगह फूल गोभी ले आए। Maybe he'll bring cauliflower instead of cabbage.
(shaayad vah pattaa gobhii kii jagah phool gobhii le aae।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
क्या तुमने गोभी के परांठे खाए हैं? Have you eaten cauliflower parathas?
(kyaa tumne gobhii ke paraanthe khaae hain?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
हर सर्दी में हम गोभी की सब्ज़ी ज़रूर बनाते हैं। Every winter we definitely make cauliflower curry.
(har sardii men ham gobhii kii sabzii zaroor banaate hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
गोभी अगले हफ़्ते और सस्ती हो जाएगी। Cauliflower will become even cheaper next week.
(gobhii agle hafte aur sastii ho jaaegii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
कृपया पत्ता गोभी और फूल गोभी दोनों अलग रख दें। Please keep both the cabbage and the cauliflower separate.
(kripyaa pattaa gobhii aur phool gobhii donon alag rakh den।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): गोभी (gobhii)
(sg.f.oblique): गोभी (gobhii)
(pl.f.direct): गोभियाँ (gobhiyaan)
(pl.f.oblique): गोभियों (gobhiyon)