Á morgun fer ég til tannlæknis, þar sem ég finn til.

Tomorrow I am going to the dentist, since I am in pain.

Breakdown of Á morgun fer ég til tannlæknis, þar sem ég finn til.

• ég: I
• fara: to go
• á morgun: tomorrow
• til: to

Questions & Answers about Á morgun fer ég til tannlæknis, þar sem ég finn til.

Why is it Á morgun fer ég but þar sem ég finn til? Why does ég come after the verb in one part and before it in the other?

Because the first part is a main clause, and Icelandic is usually a V2 language. That means the finite verb normally comes in the second position.

So when Á morgun is placed first, the verb fer must come next: Á morgun fer ég ...

In the second part, þar sem introduces a subordinate clause. In subordinate clauses, Icelandic normally uses regular subject + verb order: þar sem ég finn til

So this contrast is completely normal:

• main clause: Á morgun fer ég
• subordinate clause: þar sem ég finn til

Why is fer used for the future? Doesn't it literally mean go/goes in the present tense?

Yes. Fer is present tense, but Icelandic often uses the present tense to talk about the future when the time is already clear from the context.

Here, Á morgun makes the time reference future, so fer is naturally understood as am going / will go.

This is similar to English sentences like:

• Tomorrow I’m going to the dentist
• I leave tomorrow

So Icelandic does not need a special future form here.