"だい" meaning in Japanese

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "kai",
      "word": "かい"
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      "roman": "wai",
      "word": "わい"
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          "english": "What’s the matter?",
          "roman": "Dō shita n dai?",
          "text": "どうしたんだい？",
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        "an interrogative particle"
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        "(informal, men's speech) an interrogative particle"
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        {
          "english": "I don't need that stuff.",
          "roman": "Sonna no wa iranē tte n dai.",
          "text": "そんなのはいらねえってんだい。",
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        "a particle used to state something with conviction"
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        "(dated) a particle used to state something with conviction"
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      "ipa": "[da̠i]"
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    "ja:大辞林",
    "ja:松村明"
  ],
  "word": "だい"
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      "roman": "kai",
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          "english": "What’s the matter?",
          "roman": "Dō shita n dai?",
          "text": "どうしたんだい？",
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        "an interrogative particle"
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        {
          "english": "I don't need that stuff.",
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "soft-redirect",
  "redirects": [
    "代",
    "台",
    "題",
    "大",
    "第"
  ],
  "word": "だい"
}