The Formal Passive Structure
While everyday passives often rely on شدن (to become), official and legal contexts use a more formal structure: مورد linked with an ezafe to an abstract or verbal noun, followed by قرار گرفتن (to undergo / be placed).
[Subject] + موردِ + [Verbal Noun] + قرار گرفتن
This translates to "undergoing [an action]" or "being subjected to [an action]." The verb قرار گرفتن carries the conjugation for the sentence.
| All restaurants undergo inspection. | همهی رستورانها مورد تفتیش قرار میگیرند.hame-ye resturân-hâ mored-e taftish gharâr migirand. |
Bureaucratic Verbal Nouns
The word following موردِ is always an abstract or verbal noun. Bureaucratic processes—such as grading, sampling, or destroying goods—are perfect candidates for this structure.
| This cafe must undergo grading. | این کافه باید مورد رتبهبندی قرار بگیرد.in kâfe bâyad mowred rotbe-bandi gharâr begirad. |
| The milk underwent sampling today. | شیر امروز مورد نمونهبرداری قرار گرفت.shir emrooz mored-e nemune-bardâri gharâr gereft. |
Modals and Tenses
Because this is built around the standard verb گرفتن, it follows all regular conjugation rules. For example, adding باید (must) requires the subjunctive (قرار بگیرد).
| The restaurant must undergo review. | رستوران باید مورد بازبینی قرار بگیرد.resturân bâyad mored-e bâzbini gharâr begirad. |
It can also be conjugated into the simple past, or the perfect subjunctive (قرار گرفته باشد) to express that something "must have been" subjected to an action.
| They were subjected to a reprimand regarding hygiene. | آنها در خصوص بهداشت مورد توبیخ قرار گرفتند.ânhâ dar khosus-e behdâsht morede towbikh gharâr gereftand. |
| The expired meat must have been subjected to destruction. | گوشت منقضی باید مورد معدومسازی قرار گرفته باشد.gushte monghazi bâyad morede ma'dum-sâzi gharâr gerefte bâshad. |
Compounding Actions
To express multiple actions simultaneously, link the verbal nouns together with و (and) directly after موردِ.
| All kitchens underwent inspection and review. | همهی آشپزخانهها مورد تفتیش و بازبینی قرار گرفتند.hame-ye âshpazkhâne-hâ mored taftish va bâzbini gharâr gereftand. |