"beautiful", "ugry", "blue"and "red" are adjectives.
An adjective word describes a noun.
At the end of Japanese adjective word must be "-i".
kirei : beautiful, clean
utsukushii : beautiful
minikui : ugry
aoi : blue
akai : red
hana : flower
Kono hana wa utsukushii. : this, flower , beautiful : This flower is beautiful.
utsukushikatta : utsukushii + katta(past) : was/were beautiful
Kono hana wa utsukushikatta.:This flower was beautiful.
Japanese adjective is put in front of a noun like in English.
And adjective itself can make a role of a complement as well.
boushi : hat/cap
bara : rose
aoi boushi : blue cap
akai bara : red rose
Kore wa aoi boushi desu. : this, blue, cap, is : This is a blue cap.
Kono boushi wa aoi. : this, cap , blue : This cap is blue.
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