Definition: 意味
(what) the heck; (why) in the world
Learn Japanese vocabulary: 一体 【いったい】(ittai)
Meaning:
- (what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earthbefore an interrogative, forms an emphatic question
- one object; one body; unity
Type: Noun, Adverb
Level: JLPT N3 Vocabulary
一体 - Example Sentences 例文
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Example #1
一体どこで彼に会ったんだ？
いったいどこでかれにあったんだ？
ittai doko de kare ni attan da?
Where on earth did you meet him?
Example #2
この会議は一体いつまで続くんだろう。
このかいぎはいったいいつまでつづくんだろう。
kono kaigi wa ittai itsu made tsudukun darou.
When on earth will this meeting end?
Example #3
一体君はここで何をしているの？
いったいきみはここでなにをしているの？
ittai kimi wa koko de nani wo shite iru no?
Where in the world are you and what are you doing?
Example #4
彼女は一体何が欲しいだろう。
かのじょはいったいなにがほしいだろう。
kanojo wa ittai nani ga hoshii darou.
What in the world does she want..?
Example #5
一体どうしてそんなことが起きたのだろう。
いったいどうしてそんなことがおきただろう。
ittai doushite sonna koto ga okita no darou.
How on earth did something like that happen?
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