一体

いったい

(what) the heck

N3 #2,081

Meanings

  1. adverb, before an interrogative; forms an emphatic question (what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth; (where) the hell; (how) the hell
  2. noun one object; one body; one unit; one group; one mass
  3. one form; one style; one format; one fashion
  4. one Buddhist image; one carving; one sculpture
  5. one corpse; one sample (of bones, remains, etc.)
  6. adverb, also as ～に generally; in general; on the whole; by and large; for the most part
  7. dated strictly speaking; in the first place; originally; to begin with

Its kanji

In sentences

一体いったい誰だれかしら？ Who ever can it be? #190342

いったい私わたしにどうしろと？ What do you want me to do? #3555514

ちょっと、一体いったいこの騒さわぎは何なに？ Hey, what's all the noise? #3576161

いったい何なんですか。 What on Earth is this? #139010

一体いったいどうしたんだ。 What on earth is the matter? #190365

一体いったい、どうしたの。 What on earth is the matter? #190373

一体いったい何なにをしたいの？ What in the world do you want to do? #1688688

一体いったい何どの騒さわぎなの？ What's all the fuss about? #10744689