一体全体

いったいぜんたい
Alternative writings: いったい全体
Frequency:
1

(emphatic) what on earth; what in the world; who on earth — an emphatic form of 一体 used in questions to express strong surprise or frustration.

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Examples

一体全体、君は何を考えているんだ?

What on earth are you thinking?

この問題は一体全体どうやって解けばいいのか。

How on earth am I supposed to solve this problem?

一体全体、誰がこんなことをしたのだろうか。

Who on earth did something like this?

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