when playing hide and seek, and one player is "it", how do you say "it"?

Question

How do you say, "it"? As in, playing hide and seek and you're it?

Welcome to the forum, :) - 00494d19, Feb 15, 2011

Answer 1

In Spanish, the game hide-and-go-seek (from what I have seen) is usually called la(s) escondida(s).

The person who is "it" (i.e. the person who does the chasing/searching), as far as I know is usually referred to as the buscador.

I would just note that I have very limited experience with this game (in Spanish) and it may be that other terminology also exists (and I welcome any corrections). In any case, if you have any doubts, you might try searching the web with something like:

"Reglas para jugar a la(s) escondida(s)," "Cómo jugar a la(s) escondida(s)" or "Cómo se juegan la(s) escondida(s)."

Edit:

I just found this link which also lists las escondidillas, escondijo, escondecucas, and escondido as names for this game used in various regions. You might try a search for some of these along with the keyword "reglas."

Wikipedia link: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escondite. - Stadt, Feb 15, 2011

I would say " te toca". - Dakie, Feb 15, 2011

Now that you mention it, I have definitely heard "te toca" used as well to mean that it is someone's turn to be it...I wonder if "buscador" is just a "Texmex" term. - Izanoni1, Feb 15, 2011

Answer 2

According to experts from Latin America, they just said "te toca". They called the game "tuja de esconderse", but there are other names too, of course.

"te toca" → "your turn (to be it)" - Izanoni1, Feb 15, 2011

that's it, yes - Vikingo, Feb 15, 2011

Answer 3

One player is "it", I don't understand

Neither do I. - Dakie, Feb 15, 2011

I am a longway from childhood, but I believe "it" is the term used to refer to the person doing the seeking (the one everyone else hides from). - Stadt, Feb 15, 2011

You are it or you are on it means that you are the one charged with the seeking, whilst the others doing the hiding. - afowen, Feb 15, 2011

Similiarly in tag, the one chasing everyone else is "it"- and when he/she catches someone else, they become "it". - Stadt, Feb 15, 2011