What is the meaning of 一体?

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#1

I just learned this word but I don’t get it.
WK says the meaning is “The heck”. Im not a native english speaker so I have no idea what it means.
Is it like ‘wtf’ or something?

Also the other meaning is “in the world” which confuses me even more… 一体

pls help.

Nipad

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#2

Basically, except it’s just the “tf” part. To get the “w” you need to add that.

一体何 = what the heck, what in the world
一体どこ = where on earth

Et cetera

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#3

「一体」の意味は一体何なの？

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#4

Thanks for clarifying.

I love this community :heart:

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