いったい
一体
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth
N5Common wordAdverb
Adverb
(what) the heck•(why) in the world•(who) on earth
Noun
one object•one body•unity
Noun
one form•one style
Noun
one Buddhist image (or carving, etc.)
Noun, Adverb
generally•in general
Example Sentences
今までいったい何をしていたんだ!
What have you been getting up to till now?!
彼女は一体どうしちゃったのかしら。
I don't know what's got into her.
彼女は一体どこに住んでいるのかしら?
I wonder where she lives.
古賀、あんたの半生で一体何があったの?
Koga, what on earth happened in your youth?
洋子は一体どこへ行ってしまったのだろう。
Where can Yoko have gone?