šta ćeš

what can you do, what can one do (literally ‘what will you?’)

что поделаешь, ничего не поделаешь (буквально «что будешь»)

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Catchphrases & clichés

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• 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)

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