Vocabulary
What does 一体 (いったい, ittai) mean?
一体 (いったい, ittai) means as one; on earth, actually (emphatic question).
Quick facts| Reading | いったい |
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| Romaji | ittai |
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| Part of speech | adverb |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N3 |
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N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonittai
as one; on earth, actually (emphatic question)
- 1adverb (what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth
- 2noun one object; one body; one unit
- 3noun one form; one style; one format
- 4noun one Buddhist image; one carving; one sculpture
- 5noun one corpse; one sample (of bones, remains, etc.)
Example sentences
これは一体何ですか。
What on earth is this?
一体どうしたんですか。
What on earth happened?
