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Grammar detail: 一体（いったい）

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一体（いったい） - (emphasis)
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いったい
一体
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is used for emphasis. It might be translated as 'what on earth ... ?!' or 'what in the world ... ?!' etc.
DETAILS
あなた、
いったい
一体
なに
何
を
い
言
ってるんだ？
What on earth are you saying?!
DETAILS
さいきん
最近
あまりにも
せいけんこうたい
政権交代
が
おお
多
い。これからの
にほん
日本
の
せいじ
政治
は
いったい
一体
どうなるのだろうか。
Recently the government has been constantly changing. What on earth is going to happen with Japanese politics?
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Kanji used in this grammar

一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
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体
タイ   テイ   からだ body   
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何
カ   なに    なん what?   
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言
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   いう to say   
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最
サイ   もっとも most   
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近
キン   ちかい close   
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政
セイ   ショウ   まつりごと government   
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権
ケン   ゴン    a right   
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交
コウ   mix; mixed   まぜる to mix, stir   まざる    まじる to be mixed together   まじえる to mix, intersperse   まじわる to intersect   かう to take turns   かわす to exchange   
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代
タイ   ダイ   かえる to replace, to exchange   かわる to be exchanged   よ the world   しろ substitute   
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多
タ   おおい many   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
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本
ホン   book   もと origin   
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治
ジ   チ   おさめる to govern   おさまる to be at peace   なおる to get better   なおす to cure   
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