phrase
što je tu je
it is what it is
«что есть, то есть» (о том, чего не изменить)
With stress
štȍ je tȗ je
In Cyrillic
што је ту је
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)
- 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)
- i tȏ je nȅštothat’s something at least