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Lesson 4

This lesson is about the one-syllable word “딱.”

1st meaning: sound of something hitting something else

딱 소리가 났어요. = It made a snapping sound.

2nd meaning: accurately
(similar to 정확하게)

딱 맞아요. It fits perfectly.
바지가 너무 딱 맞아요. = The pants are too tight.

3nd meaning: clearly

딱 잘라서 거절했어요. = I gave a clear no.

4th meaning: suddenly
(similar to 갑자기)

아기가 울음을 딱 그쳤어요. = The baby stopped crying all of a sudden.

5th meaning: only (when used with ~만)

딱 한 마디만 할게요. = I will just say one thing.
딱 한 번만 쓸 수 있어요. = You can just use it one time.