que sera sera
4 synonyms for que sera sera, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Phrase — Whatever will be, will be — said to express calm acceptance that the future cannot be controlled and there is no use worrying about it.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
How to use que sera sera
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
well, que sera sera
attitude of que sera sera
Informal and slightly old-fashioned, often affectionate.
Etymology
A fatalistic tag in Romance-language form, meaning 'what will be, will be'; it is not grammatical modern Spanish, Italian or French. It circulated in English as a motto well before the 1956 song 'Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)', which made it a household phrase.
Full origin of que sera sera →Frequently asked questions
Is "que sera sera" Spanish, Italian or French?
None of them properly. The wording does not follow the grammar of any of the three modern languages — Spanish would be "lo que será, será" — which is why it is best treated as an English phrase of Romance appearance rather than a borrowing.
How do you spell it — que sera sera or qué será será?
In English the accents are usually dropped and no comma is required: que sera sera. Adding Spanish accents implies it is standard Spanish, which it is not.
What is the difference between "que sera sera" and "c'est la vie"?
"Que sera sera" looks forward: the future will unfold as it will, so stop worrying. "C'est la vie" looks back at something that has already gone wrong and shrugs it off as part of life.
