How to Say "It Is What It Is" in Hindi

जो है सो है

jo hai so hai

The Hindi phrase for "it is what it is" is जो है सो है (jo hai so hai).

This phrase is used to express resignation or acceptance of a situation that cannot be changed.

Meaning: this thing has its own nature (phrase)

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of जो (jo – what/that which), है (hai – is), सो (so – that/so) and है (hai – is), literally meaning "what is, is".

The phrase uses the demonstrative pronouns जो (jo) and सो (so) in a correlative structure to emphasize the unchanging nature of the subject.

jo hai so hai

The word है is a distant relative of the English word 'was'. Both trace back to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'to stay, live or dwell'.
When saying जो है सो है, a speaker might accompany the phrase with a slight shrug or a palm-up gesture to signal a total surrender to fate.
While the phrase translates to 'it is what it is', in a social context, it can be used as a polite way to end a conversation about a problem that the speaker refuses to discuss further.

क्या हुआ? चिंता क्यों है? यह जो है, वही है। बहुत सोचने की ज़रूरत नहीं है।
What happened? Why worry? It is what it is. There's no need to think too much about it.
अब क्या करें, जो है सो है।
ab kya karein, jo hai so hai.
What can we do now, it is what it is.
जीवन में जो है सो है, बस स्वीकार करो।
jeevan mein jo hai so hai, bas sweekar karo.
In life, it is what it is, just accept it.
परिस्थितियाँ ऐसी ही हैं, जो है सो है।
paristhitiyaan aisi hi hain, jo hai so hai.
The circumstances are just like this, it is what it is.

Priya and Vikas are discussing a difficult situation at work.

विकास Vikas

क्या हम इस समस्या को सुलझा सकते हैं?
Kya hum is samasya ko suljha sakte hain?
Can we solve this problem?
प्रिया Priya

नहीं विकास, जो है सो है।
Nahi Vikas, jo hai so hai.
No Vikas, it is what it is.
विकास Vikas

तो अब हमें क्या करना चाहिए?
Toh ab humein kya karna chahiye?
So what should we do now?
प्रिया Priya

हमें बस इसे स्वीकार करना होगा।
Humein bas ise sweekar karna hoga.
We just have to accept it.

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