Si satis argenti habemus, pretium statim solvimus.

Because satis often takes a partitive genitive in Latin.

So satis argenti literally means enough of silver/money, which is the normal Latin way to say enough money.

• satis = enough
• argenti = of silver / of money (genitive singular of argentum)

A native English speaker often expects an adjective-like pattern, but Latin uses a different structure here.

Yes, it can.

The basic meaning of argentum is silver, but like English silver or cash, it can also refer to money, especially coined silver or wealth in a practical sense.

So in this sentence, argenti is best understood as money, not just the metal in a literal sense.

Satis is an indeclinable word, usually functioning like an adverb meaning enough.

In expressions like satis argenti, it is followed by the genitive to show enough of something.

This is a very common Latin pattern:

• satis aquae = enough water
• satis temporis = enough time
• satis pecuniae = enough money

So satis argenti follows a standard construction.

Because Latin usually does not need subject pronouns when the verb ending already shows who the subject is.

• habemus = we have
• solvimus = we pay

The -mus ending tells you the subject is we. Latin can add nos for emphasis, but it is not necessary.

Pretium is accusative singular.

It is the direct object of solvimus, so it answers the question what do we pay?
Answer: the price.

• pretium = price
• solvimus pretium = we pay the price

So the accusative is used because pretium is the thing being paid.

This is simply the normal Latin idiom.

The verb solvere originally has senses like to loosen, release, pay. In financial contexts, it commonly means to pay. Latin often says:

• pretium solvere = to pay the price
• pecuniam solvere = to pay money

A learner may expect a preposition such as for, as in English pay for, but Latin often uses a direct object instead.

Solvimus is:

• 1st person plural
• present indicative active
• from solvo, solvere

So it means we pay or sometimes we are paying, depending on context.

Here it is best understood as a simple present in a conditional statement.

Habemus is:

• 1st person plural
• present indicative active
• from habeo, habere

It means we have.

So si satis argenti habemus means if we have enough money.

This is a simple or more vivid/open condition using the indicative mood.

• Si ... habemus = if we have ...
• ... solvimus = ... we pay ...

Latin uses the indicative here because the sentence presents the condition as a real possibility or a general fact, not as something contrary to fact or merely hypothetical in a more remote way.

Because Latin often uses the present indicative in general conditions.

This can express something like:

• a general truth
• a habitual action
• a straightforward real condition

So the sentence can feel like:

• If we have enough money, we pay at once
• or in smoother English, If we have enough money, we pay immediately

Depending on context, English might also use will pay, but Latin does not have to match English tense word-for-word.

Yes, depending on context.

Although the Latin uses present tense in both clauses, English may choose either:

• If we have enough money, we pay immediately
• If we have enough money, we will pay immediately

The Latin present indicative can cover both a general present and a fairly straightforward future sense in this kind of condition. The exact English wording depends on what sounds most natural in context.

Statim is an adverb meaning immediately / at once / straightway.

It modifies solvimus:

• pretium statim solvimus = we pay the price immediately

Latin adverb placement is more flexible than English word order, so statim can stand near the verb without causing any problem.

Latin word order is fairly flexible, because the endings show the grammatical relationships.

Here the order is very natural:

• Si satis argenti habemus = the if-clause comes first
• pretium statim solvimus = the main clause follows

A few points a learner may notice:

• The conditional clause introduced by si comes first, which is common.
• argenti comes after satis, which is standard.
• statim stands before solvimus, but that is just normal flexibility in adverb placement.

So the sentence is not using a strange or marked word order; it is a straightforward Latin sentence.

Latin often does not need one.

English sometimes says If ..., then ..., but Latin usually just uses si for the condition and lets the second clause follow naturally.

So:

• Si satis argenti habemus, pretium statim solvimus.

already clearly means:

• If we have enough money, then we pay immediately.

The idea of then is understood without needing an extra word.

Yes, in other contexts pretium can mean value, worth, price, or even reward.

But in this sentence, with solvimus, the most natural meaning is price:

• pretium solvere = to pay the price

So context makes the meaning clear.

It sounds quite normal and straightforward.

Nothing in it is especially artificial:

• si
  • indicative is standard for a real condition
• satis
  • genitive is standard
• pretium solvere is standard Latin usage
• statim is a normal adverb

So this is a good example of ordinary, idiomatic Latin syntax.