いったい
Meanings
Adverb
1. (what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth
before an interrogative, forms an emphatic question
Noun
2. one object; one body; unity
3. one form; one style
4. one Buddhist image (or carving, etc.)
Adverb
Noun
5. generally; in general
Pitch accent
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Top 1500
Used in vocabulary (16 in total)
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
generally; in general
Examples (24 in total)
What on earth are you trying to say?
What in the world are you doing?
What in the world is this?
What's wrong with that guy?
Did you read it at all?
Do you know her at all?
I wonder where she lives.
How on earth did you know that?
What the hell is wrong with you today?
Can his story be true?
If not now, then when?
Can the report be true?
I wonder what ever will become of the child.
Can it be true that he is ill?
What on earth spurred them to such an action?
Why do we need to learn this stuff anyway?
Nobody knows what it is that has been bothering him so much.
I have no clue what Tom is talking about.
Have you ever wondered how many stars are in the sky?
If this airplane were to be hijacked, what in the world would you do?
What sort of person would do that kind of thing?
I haven't heard anything from him since then. I wonder what in the world he's doing.
Where can Yoko have gone?
"Ahh! What was that, Mommy?" "Don't be scared. It's just the wind."