Learn Farsi: مامور مرز اطلاعات را ثبت کرده، تصمیم نهایی را گرفت. - The border officer registered the information and made the final decision.

This is the clause chaining technique you are currently learning. Instead of saying sabt kard va tasmim gereft (registered and decided), Farsi uses the past participle for the first action (karde) and only conjugates the final verb (gereft). This links the sequential actions together smoothly.

Why is the verb gereft used for 'made' at the end of the sentence?

In Farsi, the compound verb for 'to make a decision' is tasmim gereftan, which literally translates to 'to take a decision'. Since the officer 'made' the decision in the simple past, it becomes tasmim gereft.

Is it normal to have the object marker râ twice in one sentence?

Yes, it is very common when chaining clauses. Each verb in the chain can have its own direct object. Here, the first verb acts on etelâ'ât (the information), and the second verb acts on tasmim-e nahâyi (the final decision). Both objects are specific, so they both need râ.

Is etelâ'ât plural, even though 'information' is singular in English?

Yes, etelâ'ât is the plural form of etelâ' (awareness or piece of information), using the Arabic plural suffix -ât. While English treats 'information' as an uncountable noun, Farsi uses this plural form to mean a collection of data or details.