Breakdown of اگر آنها حکومت میکردند، در مورد اقتصادمان تصمیمات بهتری میگرفتند.
آنها
they
بهترbehtar
better
تصمیم گرفتنtasmim-e gereftan
to decide
اقتصادeqtesâd
economy
در موردdar mored
about / regarding
اگرagar
if
حکومت کردنhokumat kardan
to rule / to govern
Questions & Answers about اگر آنها حکومت میکردند، در مورد اقتصادمان تصمیمات بهتری میگرفتند.
Why do both verbs (میکردند and میگرفتند) use the past continuous for a hypothetical present situation?
This is the standard way to form the second conditional (unreal present) in Farsi! To talk about an imaginary present situation and its result, Farsi often uses the past continuous (می + past stem + ending) for both the "if" clause and the result clause. While English uses "would make" for the result, Farsi just mirrors the past continuous.
The translation says they would "make" decisions, but میگرفتند comes from گرفتن (to take). Is this a fixed phrase?
Yes, in Farsi you "take" a decision rather than "make" one. The standard compound verb is تصمیم گرفتن (tasmim gereftan). Because the noun is plural in this sentence, it becomes تصمیمات گرفتن (to take decisions).
What is the purpose of the ی at the very end of تصمیمات بهتری (tasmimât-e behtari)?
This ی is the indefinite suffix, acting like the English word "some". When you have a noun linked to an adjective with an indefinite meaning (like "some better decisions"), this indefinite ی attaches to the very end of the entire phrase, right after the adjective.
I usually see درباره (darbâre-ye) for "about". Can I use it here instead of در مورد (dar mored-e)?
Yes, absolutely! در مورد (dar mored-e) and درباره (darbâre-ye) both mean "about" or "regarding" and are completely interchangeable here. در مورد sounds slightly more formal, which fits well when discussing a serious topic like the economy.
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