Ég geri þetta strax.

I will do this immediately.

Breakdown of Ég geri þetta strax.

• ég: I
• þetta: this
• strax: immediately
• gera: to do

Questions & Answers about Ég geri þetta strax.

What does each word in Ég geri þetta strax do grammatically?

• Ég: first-person singular subject pronoun (nominative) = “I”
• geri: present tense, 1st person singular of the verb gera “to do/make”
• þetta: neuter singular pronoun “this/that” (accusative direct object)
• strax: adverb “immediately/right away” Word order is the default Icelandic SVO: Subject–Verb–Object–Adverbial.

Why is it geri and not the infinitive gera?

Because the verb is conjugated for 1st person singular present. Mini paradigm of gera:

• Present: ég geri, þú gerir, hann/hún/það gerir, við gerum, þið gerið, þeir/þær/þau gera
• Past: ég gerði, þú gerðir, hann/hún/það gerði, við gerðum, þið gerðuð, þeir/þær/þau gerðu
• Supine (with hafa): gert (Ég hef gert …)

Is the present tense here talking about the near future?