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JLPT N3 · Adverbs of guessing

いったい

on earth; what in the world

Stroke order of いったい

4 characters, 9 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

い · 2 strokesっ · 1 strokesた · 4 strokesい · 2 strokes

Memory trick

ITTAI — 'it tie' what on earth is tied?

Parts: Adverb; emphatic questions.

The characters in いったい

  • い い — i (2 strokes)
  • た た — ta (4 strokes)
  • い い — i (2 strokes)

Example sentence

いったい何があったの。

いったいなにがあったの。

What on earth happened?

More words: Adverbs of guessing

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