……就是了 · 你 V 你的吧
just do … (and that’s that) · go on with what you’re doing
Structure
动词短语 + 就是了 · 你 + 动词 + 你的 + 吧
What it means
就是了 at the end of a sentence makes a problem sound simple and settled: “I’ll just do X, no big deal”. 你 V 你的吧 tells someone not to mind you and carry on.
How it is built
Verb phrase + 就是了: 你放心，我明天还你就是了 (Don’t worry, I’ll pay you back tomorrow, that’s all). 你 + verb + 你的 + 吧, same verb twice: 你忙你的吧 (Get on with your work).
When to use it
Both are friendly spoken Chinese. 就是了 often reassures someone (我陪你去就是了) or ends a discussion. 你 V 你的吧 politely turns down help or attention; 你 can become 你们: 你们聊你们的吧.
Watch out
就是了 goes at the very end, after the whole verb phrase: ✗ 我就是了明天还你。 ✓ 我明天还你就是了。 In 你 V 你的吧 the same verb must come twice: 你忙你的.
Examples
你放心，我明天还你就是了。
Don’t worry, I’ll pay you back tomorrow, that’s all.
你不想做饭，我们出去吃就是了。
If you don’t feel like cooking, we’ll just eat out.
我自己能行，你忙你的吧。
I can manage on my own; you get on with your work.
你们玩你们的吧，我去睡觉了。
You carry on playing; I’m off to bed.
Learn this in HSK 4 · Lesson 24: 后悔 (Regrets)
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