Ég verð sáttur þegar allt er klárt og íbúðin er hrein.

I am satisfied when everything is finished and the apartment is clean.

Breakdown of Ég verð sáttur þegar allt er klárt og íbúðin er hrein.

• ég: I
• vera: to be
• þegar: when
• og: and

Questions & Answers about Ég verð sáttur þegar allt er klárt og íbúðin er hrein.

Why is it verð and not er?

Because verða means to become (and in many contexts it also gives a future-like sense).

So:

• Ég er sáttur = I am satisfied
• Ég verð sáttur = I become / will be satisfied

In this sentence, the idea is that the satisfaction happens when the conditions are met. In natural English, that often comes out as I’ll be satisfied when..., even though Icelandic is literally using become.

Also, verð is the 1st person singular present tense of the irregular verb verða.

Is Ég verð sáttur really present tense if it often means I will be satisfied?

Yes. Grammatically, verð is present tense, but Icelandic often uses the present to talk about the future when the context makes the time clear.

So this can feel like:

• literally: I become satisfied when...
• naturally: I will be satisfied when...

The þegar clause makes the timing clear, so Icelandic does not need a separate future form here.

Why does it say sáttur and not sátt?