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
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?