占める · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 占める | 占めない |
| Polite | 占めます | 占めません |
| Past polite | 占めました | 占めませんでした |
| Past | 占めた | 占めなかった |
| Te-form | 占めて | 占めないで |
| Desire | 占めたい | 占めたくない |
| Potential | 占められるalso 占めれる | 占められないalso 占めれない |
| Passive | 占められる | 占められない |
| Causative | 占めさせる | 占めさせない |
| Causative passive | 占めさせられる | 占めさせられない |
| Volitional | 占めよう | |
| Polite volitional | 占めましょう | |
| Imperative | 占めろ | 占めるな |
| Conditional | 占めれば | 占めなければ |
| Tara conditional | 占めたら | 占めなかったら |
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Used for taking up physical space, a position, or a role. Often with 場所, 地位, 席, etc.
This desk occupies half of the room.
彼は会社で重要な地位を占めている。
He holds an important position in the company.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Used for proportions, percentages, or shares. Common with 割合, 大半, ～割, etc.
輸出がGDPの3割を占める。
Exports account for 30% of GDP.
会議の大半をその議論が占めた。
That discussion took up most of the meeting.
This desk takes up half the room.
He holds an important position at that company.
That athlete holds the top rank.
Young people make up the majority of that survey's results.
Women account for seventy percent of the total.
I've got it!; bingo!; that's it!