Meaning
to roll
- to move by turning over and over on an axis
- to tumble down a slope
In a sentence
La palla è rotolata sotto la macchina.
The ball rolled under the car.
Attento a non far rotolare la bottiglia dal tavolo!
Be careful not to let the bottle roll off the table!
Le pietre rotolavano lungo il pendio della montagna.
The stones were rolling down the mountain slope.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| rotolare | infinitive |
| rotolo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| rotoli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rotola | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rotoliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| rotolate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rotolano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rotolavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| rotolavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| rotolava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| rotolavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| rotolavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| rotolavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| rotolai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| rotolasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| rotolò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| rotolammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| rotolaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| rotolarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| rotolerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| rotolerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| rotolerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| rotoleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| rotolerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| rotoleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| rotoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| rotoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rotoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rotoliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| rotoliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rotolino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rotolassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| rotolassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| rotolasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| rotolassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| rotolaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| rotolassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| rotolerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| rotoleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rotolerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rotoleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| rotolereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rotolerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rotola | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| rotoliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| rotolate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| rotolando | gerund |
| rotolato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Intransitive uses commonly take 'essere' when motion toward a destination is emphasized, but 'avere' can occur for the action itself.
- Often used with 'giù': 'rotolare giù' (to roll down).