Usages of leika sér
Foreldrarnir eru ekki lengur ungir, en þau leika sér enn með börnunum.
The parents are no longer young, but they still play with the children.
Hún vill leika sér í garðinum.
She wants to play in the garden.
Plásturinn helst vel á sárinu, þó að barnið leiki sér úti.
The bandage stays well on the wound, even though the child plays outside.
Barnið fær kex og smá gos eftir kvöldmat, ef það hefur verið að leika sér úti allan daginn.
The child gets cookies and a little soda after dinner if it has been playing outside all day.
Barnið fær að leika sér úti ef veðrið er gott.
The child gets to play outside if the weather is good.
Krakkarnir eru uppi að leika sér, en foreldrarnir eru niðri í eldhúsinu.
The kids are upstairs playing, but the parents are downstairs in the kitchen.
Barnið leikur sér stundum í baðkarinu, en sápan fer ekki í handlaugina.
The child sometimes plays in the bathtub, but the soap does not go into the sink.
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