一体 (ittai)

Meaning

  1. (what) the heck
  2. (why) in the world

All JLPT 3 grammar : 一体(一体, ittai), (what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth, [Adverb]

Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Example

日本語意味
工業区と商業区が一体となった総合的な開発区を目指しております。We are aiming for an integrated development zone that combines business and industrial quarters.
今までいったい何をしていたんだ!What have you been getting up to till now?!
性能的には問題なかったんだけど、一体あたりにかかる費用があまりにも膨大で、コストパフォーマンスが悪いということでね。There was nothing wrong with their ability, it was just that the expense for each unit was so vast that the cost performance was bad.
一体何が彼らをそのような行動に駆り立てたのか?What on earth spurred them to such an action?

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
開発kaihatsudevelopment; exploitation
商業shougyoucommerce; trade; business
総合sougousynthesis; coordination; putting together; integration; composite; comprehensive
一体ittaiwhat on earth…
yubifinger, toe
meeye, eyeball
imanow, the present time
naniwhat
膨大boudaihuge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; large; swelling; expansion
性能seinouability; performance; efficiency
hicost, expense
費用hiyoucost, expense
問題mondaiquestion, problem
悪いwaruibad, poor, inferior
彼らkarerathey
katsudouaction, activity
行動koudouaction, conduct, behavior

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
ギョウ,ゴウわざbusiness
ハツ,ホツた.つ, あば.く, おこ.るdeparture, discharge
カイひら.く, ひら.き, -びら.きopen, unfold
コウ,ク,グcraft, construction
モク,ボクめ, -め, ま-eye, look
タイ,テイからだ, かたちbody, object
ゴウ,ガッ,カッあ.う, -あ.う, あ.いfit, suit
ゆび, さ.す, -さ.しfinger, point to
ショウあきな.うmake a deal, selling
なに, なん, なに-what
コン,キンいまnow
ダイ,タイおお-, おお.きい, -おお.いにlarge, big
アク,オわる.い, わる-, あ.しbad, evil
ダイtopic, subject
モンと.う, と.い, とんquestion, ask
ヨウもち.いるutilize, use
つい.やす, つい.えるexpense, cost, spend
ノウよ.くability, talent, skill
セイ,ショウさがsex, gender, nature
コウ,ギョウ,アンい.く, ゆ.く, -ゆ.きgoing, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank
ドウうご.く, うご.かすmove, motion
リツ,リュウ,リットルた.つ, -た.つ, た.ち-stand up
かれ, かの, か.のhe, that, the

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