okupado
okupádo with stress marks
occupied; busy
Usage Note
Okupado is borrowed from Spanish 'ocupado' and is the most common way to say someone is busy or a place is taken in Filipino. It appears frequently in code-switched everyday Tagalog and is also used to indicate that a toilet or phone line is in use.
Examples
" Okupado ako ngayon. "
Natural Translation
I am busy now.
Literal Translation
Busy I now.
" Okupado ang lahat ng kwarto sa hotel. "
Natural Translation
All the rooms in the hotel are occupied.
Literal Translation
Occupied the all rooms in hotel.
" Sobrang okupado ako sa trabaho kaya hindi ko na napuntahan ang kaarawan ng aking kaibigan. "
Natural Translation
I was so busy with work that I was no longer able to attend my friend's birthday.
Literal Translation
Very busy I in work so not I anymore went-to the birthday of my friend.
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