das Rollo
roller blind
A privacy screen or sunshade for windows, made of a strip of fabric that can be rolled up and down on a roller.
EXAMPLE
Zieh bitte das Rollo herunter, die Sonne blendet.
Please pull down the roller blind; the sun is glaring.
das Rollo
roller blind
das Rollo, die Rollos
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Rollo, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Rollos |
| genitive | des Rollos |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Rollo | die Rollos |
| accusative | das Rollo | die Rollos |
| dative | dem Rollo | den Rollos |
| genitive | des Rollos der Rollo | der Rollos |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Origin of the word
The word 'Rollo' (roller blind) comes from the French word 'rouleau', which means 'roll'. It describes the function: the fabric is rolled up and down on a roller.
EXAMPLE
An meinem Fenster habe ich ein dunkles Rollo.
I have a dark roller blind on my window.
Typical verbs
To use 'Rollo' (roller blind) actively, the most important verbs are 'herunterlassen' (to lower) and 'hochziehen' (to pull up). In colloquial language, you also hear 'runterziehen' (to pull down) or 'hochmachen' (to put up).
EXAMPLE
Es wird dunkel, wir können die Rollos jetzt herunterlassen.
It's getting dark; we can lower the roller blinds now.
Morgens ziehe ich als Erstes die Rollos hoch.
In the morning, the first thing I do is pull up the roller blinds.
Describing position
To describe the position of the roller blind, people often say it is 'unten' (down) or 'oben' (up). You can also say it is 'halb heruntergelassen' (half lowered).
EXAMPLE
Lass das Rollo bitte ganz unten, ich möchte schlafen.
Please leave the roller blind all the way down; I want to sleep.
In real life
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