No. 7,836 in Swedish

upptagna

"Upptagna" means "busy" or "occupied" in English.

In a sentence

Vi är upptagna med att planera festen.
We are busy planning the party.
In this sentence, 'upptagna' means 'busy' and is used to describe the state of being occupied with an activity (planning a party).
Platserna på första raden är redan upptagna.
The seats in the first row are already taken.
Here, 'upptagna' conveys 'taken' or 'occupied,' referring to seats that are not available as they are already claimed.
De såg upptagna ut medan de arbetade.
They looked busy while they were working.
In this usage, 'upptagna' describes the appearance or demeanor that someone exhibits when engaged in tasks, implying activity and focus.

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