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It is what it is

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Amharic አማርኛ am

እንደሚሆነው ይሆናል

En-de-mi-ho-new yi-ho-nal

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

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Arabic العربية ar

الأمر ما هو عليه

Al-amr ma hoo-wa a-lay-hi

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

Bangla বাংলা bn

যা আছে, তাই আছে

Jah ach-hey, tai ach-hey

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

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Catalan català ca

És el que és

Es el ke es

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

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Czech čeština cs

Je to, co to je

Ye to tso to ye

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

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Danish dansk da

Det er, som det er

Det er som det er

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

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German Deutsch de

Es ist, wie es ist

Es ist vee es ist

Use this phrase to accept a situation that cannot be changed, or to express a sense of inevitability.

Greek Ελληνικά el

Είναι ό,τι είναι

Ee-ne oh-tee ee-ne

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

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Spanish Español es

Es lo que es

Es lo ke es

Use this phrase to accept a situation you cannot change or to express resignation.

Estonian eesti et

See on, mis ta on

Se on mis ta on

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

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Basque Basque eu

Hori da

O-ri da

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

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Persian فارسی fa

همینه که هست

Ha-mee-ne ke hast

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

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Finnish suomi fi

Se on mitä on

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

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French Français fr

C'est comme ça

Se kom sa

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a hint of resignation or acceptance.

Galician Galician gl

É o que hai

Eh o ke ai

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

જે છે તે છે

Je chhey te chhey

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

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Hausa Hausa ha

Abin da ya faru kenan

A-bin da ya fa-ru ke-nan

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

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Hebrew עברית he

זה מה שיש

Ze ma she-yesh

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

Hindi हिन्दी hi

जो है, सो है

Jo hai, so hai

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

Hungarian magyar hu

Ez van

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Ya sudahlah

Ya soo-dah-lah

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Það er eins og það er

Thath er ains og thath er

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

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Italian Italiano it

È quel che è

Eh kwel ke eh

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a touch of resignation or acceptance.

Japanese 日本語 ja

仕方がない

Shee-ka-ta ga nai

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

Korean 한국어 ko

어쩔 수 없지

Uh-jjeol soo eop-ji

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Yra kaip yra

Ya-ra kaip ya-ra

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

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Latvian latviešu lv

Ir kā ir

Ir kaa ir

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

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Marathi मराठी mr

जे आहे ते आहे

Je aa-hey te aa-hey

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

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Malay Melayu ms

Sudah lah

Soo-dah lah

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

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Dutch Nederlands nl

Het is wat het is

Het is vat het is

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

Norwegian norsk no

Det er som det er

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਜੋ ਹੈ, ਸੋ ਹੈ

Jo hai, so hai

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

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Polish polski pl

Jest, jak jest

Yest yak yest

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

Portuguese Português pt

É o que é

Eh oo ke eh

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

Romanian română ro

E ce e

E che e

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

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Russian русский ru

Что есть, то есть

Shto yest', to yest'

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

Swedish svenska sv

Det är som det är

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Ni kama ilivyo

Nee ka-ma ee-lee-vyo

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

இருப்பது அதுதான்

Ee-ru-pa-thu a-thu-thaan

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

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Telugu తెలుగు te

ఏముందో అదే

Ay-mun-do a-de

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

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Thai ไทย th

มันก็เป็นอย่างนั้น

Man gor bpen yang nan

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Ganoon na nga

Ga-no-on na nga

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

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Turkish Türkçe tr

Ne olursa olsun

Ne olur-sa ol-sun

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

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Ukrainian українська uk

Що є, те є

Scho ye, te ye

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

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Urdu اردو ur

جو ہے، سو ہے

Jo hai, so hai

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Chuyện đã rồi

Chuyen da roi

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

Bí ó ṣe rí nìyẹn

Bee o she ree nee-yen

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

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Chinese 中文 zh

就这样吧

Jyo jeh yang ba

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

就係咁

Jau si hai gam

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

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Zulu Zulu zu

Kunjalo

Koon-ja-lo

Use this phrase to accept a situation, often with a sense of resignation or acceptance.

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