šta ćeš

what can you do (literally 'what will you')

ну а что поделаешь (буквально «что будешь»; ср. šta ćemo — «что будем делать»)

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Catchphrases & clichés

Next to it in the phrasebook

• tȏ je tȏthat's it — closes a matter or confirms a guess
• néma fȑkeno worries; no problem (colloquial)
• svȁka čȁstwell done!; respect (praise)
• kȕd kòjī mȉlī mòjieveryone scattered in all directions (jocular)
• štȍ je tȗ jeit is what it is
• dȏđē mi daI feel like (doing something) — dođe mi da + a verb
• ni lȕk jȅo ni lȕk mìrisaoto have had absolutely nothing to do with it
• néma vȅzenever mind; it doesn't matter
• štȁ da se rȃdīwhat can you do
• tàkō ti je tȏthat's how it is — a philosophical sign-off

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