enrollaste

Enrollaste is the second-person singular in the pretérito indefinido (simple past) of the Spanish verb enrollar, and in reflexive use of enrollarse. In everyday usage, enrollar primarily means to coil or wrap something, but in some dialects and contexts it can mean to enroll or enlist someone in an organization, program, or group. When used reflexively as enrollarse, it most often means to enlist, join, or become part of a group, such as a club or the military.

The word is a regular -ar verb, so its conjugation follows the standard pattern for this class. The forms in the pretérito indefinido are: yo enrolé, tú enrolaste, él/ella/Ud. enroló, nosotros enrolamos, vosotros enrolasteis, ellos/ellas/Uds. enrolaron. The form enrollaste specifically corresponds to tú in the simple past. The reflexive form in the same tense is tú te enrolaste, meaning “you enlisted” or “you joined.”

Etymologically, enrollar comes from a lineage that includes the sense of rolling or wrapping and, in some uses, to enroll or enlist. The sense of enrolling in an institution or group is more common in regions where enrollarse specifically denotes joining a program, military service, or organization, though many Spanish speakers prefer inscribirse or alistarse for formal enrollment.

Usage notes: in modern standard Spanish, inscribirse or matricularse are often preferred for registering in schools or courses, while enrollarse is more typical in contexts involving enlistment or informal joining to a group. Enrollaste, therefore, serves as a valid, regional, or context-dependent past tense form with those nuances. See also: inscribirse, alistarse, enrolar.