phrase
kako bilo
be that as it may, in any event (back to the point)
как бы то ни было (возвращаясь к главному)
With stress
kȁko bílo
In Cyrillic
како било
Examples from the lessons
In phrasebooks
Next to it in the phrasebook
- tȏ je tȏthat’s it, that’s that (closing a matter); just the thing (approving)
- néma fȑkeno problem; no worries (colloquial)
- svȁka čȁstwell done!; hats off, respect (praise); ironic after a blunder: well…
- kȕd kòjī mȉlī mòjieveryone scattered in all directions (jocular)
- štȍ je tȗ jeit is what it is
- dȏđē mi daI feel like (doing something: + da and a verb)
- ni lȕk jȅo ni lȕk mìrisaoto have had nothing to do with it, to be in no way at fault
- néma vȅzenever mind; it doesn’t matter
- štȁ da se rȃdīwhat can you do
- tàkō ti je tȏthat’s how it is, that’s the way it is (a philosophical sign-off)