The word いったい alongside a question word can be used to intensify whatever you're expressing or asking about. It often translates as something like "[what] on earth."
そんなにやせてしまって、いったいどうしたの？
How on earth did you lose so much weight?
いったいどうしてリーさんにおうむをあげたんだ？
Why the heck did you give Lee-san a parrot?
会議が始まってからもう３時間以上経っている。いったいいつ終わるのだろうか？
It's already been over three hours since the conference began. When on earth is it going to end?
いったいどこに私の靴を置いたんだな？
Where the heck did you put my shoes?
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