rollte

Rollte is the simple past tense (Präteritum) form of the German verb rollen, used to describe a past action of rolling.

Conjugation in the Präteritum is: ich rollte, du rolltest, er rollte, wir rollten, ihr rolltet, sie rollten.

Usage: In contemporary German, the Perfekt tense hat gerollt is more common in spoken language, while Präteritum rollte is frequent in written narration, journalism, and formal contexts.

Examples: Er rollte den Ball den Hügel hinab. Der Wagen rollte langsam über die Straße.

Etymology and related forms: Rollen is a regular verb in the Germanic family; the Präteritum form is built with the -te ending (ich rollte, du rolltest, er rollte, etc.). Related nouns include die Rolle, and the verb itself means to move by turning or rotating. Rollte functions strictly as a past-tense form, not as a noun.