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TOPIK 2adverb

똑똑

ttokttok

똑똑 + 두드리다 / 떨어지다

knock knock (on a door); drip drip

Example

누가 문을 똑똑 두드려요.

Someone is knocking on the door.

Word parts

의성어 (sound word) for light tapping or small drops falling. For drops, the dark-vowel partner 뚝뚝 means bigger, heavier drops.

Good to know

Don't confuse it with 똑똑하다 'to be smart', which is an unrelated word.