딱
ttak
딱 isn't 'exactly' — it's 'no gap left'
The picture Two surfaces meeting with no gap left, and one dry click as they do. 딱 meets with no gap; 대충 leaves things out of line.
Where the picture shows up in 딱
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no slack between body and cloth
사이즈가 딱 맞아요.
sa-i-jeu-ga ttak ma-ja-yo
The size fits perfectly.
The shoulder seam sitting right on your shoulder, the cuff stopping at the wrist
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the hand landing on the hour
시간에 딱 맞춰 왔네요.
si-ga-ne ttak mat-chwo wan-ne-yo
You arrived right on time.
As the door opens, the wall clock's hand touches the agreed number
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the snap of one clean break
나뭇가지가 딱 부러졌어요.
na-mut-ga-ji-ga ttak bu-reo-jyeo-sseo-yo
The branch snapped clean off.
A dry branch splitting into two between the hands in a single move
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a window shut with no gap
창문이 딱 닫혀서 안 열려요.
chang-mu-ni ttak da-chyeo-seo an yeol-lyeo-yo
The window is shut tight and won't open.
Frame and sash stuck like one body, not moving under a pushing hand
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a habit stopped in a day
술을 딱 끊었어요.
su-reul ttak kkeu-neo-sseo-yo
I quit drinking cold turkey.
The glass you held yesterday never picked up again from today on
All of it in one picture
딱 is one picture: two things meeting with no gap. On clothes it is no slack between body and cloth; on a clock it is the hand landing on the agreed number; on a branch it is the snap of a clean break. On a window it is shut so tight it won't budge, and on a habit it is stopped dead in a single day.