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Japanese word 一体: one body / what on earth / generally. Meanings and example sentences.

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一体 (いったい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

一体 (いったい) means one body / what on earth / generally.

See example sentences below.

一体 at a glance

一体
いったいittai
N3adv
one body / what on earth / generally
一体いったいittaiN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 一体

Core meaning

one body / what on earth / generally

Basic example sentences

Example 1

一体どうして遅れたの?

Translation

What on earth made you late?

Example 2

この一体感がとても大切です。

Translation

This sense of unity is very important.

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