Breakdown of Αν τύχει να μην βρούμε τραπέζι έξω, ο ίδιος σερβιτόρος μάς βάζει μέσα κοντά στο παράθυρο.
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Αν τύχει να is a very common Greek way to say if it happens that, if by chance, or if it so happens that.
So Αν τύχει να μην βρούμε... means something like:
- If we happen not to find...
- If by chance we don’t find...
The verb τυχαίνω originally has the idea of happening by chance. In this structure, it softens the condition and makes it sound more like an accidental possibility than a firm plan.
Because after να, Greek normally uses the subjunctive, not the indicative.
Here:
- βρίσκουμε = we find / we are finding (indicative)
- να βρούμε = to find / that we find in a subjunctive structure
So Αν τύχει να μην βρούμε literally works like if it happens that we do not find.
Also, βρούμε is the aorist subjunctive, which is very common when Greek refers to a single complete event, such as finding a table.