Við leikum feluleik í garðinum á kvöldin.

We play hide-and-seek in the garden in the evenings.

Breakdown of Við leikum feluleik í garðinum á kvöldin.

• við: we
• kvöldið: the evening
• í: in
• á: in

Questions & Answers about Við leikum feluleik í garðinum á kvöldin.

Why is it við leikum and not við leika?

Leikum is the 1st person plural present form of the verb leika (to play).

Icelandic verbs change form depending on the subject:

• ég leik = I play
• þú leikur = you play
• hann/hún/það leikur = he/she/it plays
• við leikum = we play
• þið leikið = you all play
• þeir/þær/þau leika = they play

So because við means we, the verb has to be leikum.

What is feluleik here?

Feluleik is the accusative singular of feluleikur, which means hide-and-seek.

It is a compound noun:

• fela = to hide
• leikur = game, play

So feluleikur literally means something like hiding game.

In the sentence, it is the direct object of leikum, so it appears in the accusative: feluleik.

Why is there no separate word for a in feluleik?