No. 718 in Malay

nasib

Fate; destiny; luck.

In a sentence

Ini semua soal nasib.
This is all a matter of fate.
In this sentence, 'nasib' is used to refer to fate or destiny.
Dia bertemu temannya secara kebetulan, itu adalah nasib.
He met his friend by coincidence; that was fate.
Here, 'nasib' is employed to describe an unplanned or fortuitous event that happened by fate.
Dengan usaha dan nasib baik, dia berjaya.
With effort and good luck, he succeeded.
In this context, 'nasib' implies good fortune contributing to the success.

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