Breakdown of Maður finnur gæfu og það er engin tilviljun.
vera
to be
og
and
það
it / there (existential) / the one (n)
finna
to find
Questions & Answers about Maður finnur gæfu og það er engin tilviljun.
Why does the translation say "You find" when maður usually means "man"?
In Icelandic, maður is very often used as an impersonal pronoun, just like a general "you" or "one" in English (as in "you never know"). Because it is grammatically third-person singular, it is always followed by a third-person verb form, like finnur.
Why is the word for luck spelled gæfu here instead of gæfa?
The dictionary form of the word is gæfa, which is a feminine noun. In this sentence, it is the direct object of the verb finna (to find). That means it must take the accusative case, which changes gæfa to gæfu.
Why do we use engin for "no" rather than ekkert or enginn?
Does það (it) refer back to the luck (gæfu)?