ocupado

Ocupado is a word used in Spanish and Portuguese with related meanings connected to being in use or engaged in activity. It is the masculine singular form of the adjective and past participle of ocupar; the feminine form is ocupada, and the plural forms are ocupados and ocupadas. The term derives from Latin occupatus and has cognates in other Romance languages, such as French occupé and Italian occupato.

In Spanish, ocupado can describe a person who is busy or engaged in a task, as in estoy ocupado, meaning I am busy. It can also describe something that is currently in use or not available, as in la habitación está ocupada (the room is occupied) or la línea está ocupada (the line is busy). The word is common in everyday speech and in formal writing alike, and it can indicate territorial control when used in phrases like territorio ocupado (occupied territory).

In Portuguese, ocupado functions similarly. It can mean busy, as in estou ocupado, and it can describe objects or spaces that are in use, as in a sala está ocupada. It also appears in technical or logistical contexts, for example o telefone está ocupado (the phone line is busy) or a área está ocupada (the area is occupied). The noun ocupação refers to the act or state of occupying, and ocupante denotes an occupant.

Ocupado also connects to related terms such as ocupação, ocupante, and ocupante, which expand the semantic field to include occupation, occupant, and related administrative or legal contexts.