que j'y fasse

what do you want me to do about it?

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what do you want me to do about it? Usually used in the expression « Que veux-tu/ve veux-tu que j'y fasse ? » as a rhetorical question expressing helplessness or resignation. « Y » refers to the situation or problem being discussed.
FR: Il a déjà pris sa décision. Que veux-tu que j'y fasse ?
EN: He's already made up his mind. What do you want me to do about it?

Que voulez-vous que j'y fasse?

What do you want me to do about it?

Que veux-tu que j'y fasse?

What do you want me to do about it?

Qu'est-ce que tu veux que j'y fasse?

What do you want me to do about it?

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Aimerais-tu que j'y fasse quelque chose?

Would you like me to do something about it?

Et que veux-tu que j'y fasse?

And what do you want me to do about it?