Illustration: An adult returns to a Japanese apartment kitchen and finds every house slipper carefully arranged inside the refrigerator among the vegetables.

いったい

ittai

on earth, in the world

Adds emphasis to a question. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

一体いったいどこで彼かれに会あったんだ。
Where on earth did you meet him?
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いったいなぜ彼かれを駅えきに連つれて行いったの？
Why on earth did you take him to the station?
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いったい何なにがしたいの？
What in the world do you want to do?
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