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?

Yes. Icelandic often uses the present for immediate or scheduled future, so it naturally corresponds to “I’ll do it right away.” You can also make the futurity explicit:

• Ég mun gera þetta strax. (neutral future statement)
• Ég ætla að gera þetta strax. (I intend/plan to)
• Ég skal gera þetta strax. (I promise/I will)

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