How to Say ‘It was really beautiful.’ in Japanese
すごくきれいだったね。
sugoku kirei datsu ta ne
[sugoku kirei dat ta neh]
💬 Usage Tip: [だった] makes it past tense, and sentence-ending [ね] adds a shared feeling, like "wasn’t it?" Very common when reacting together.
🇯🇵 In Japan: [ね] is big in Japanese conversation. It helps create togetherness, which fits the group feeling of watching a big match.
Phrase Breakdown
すごくきれい
sugoku kirei
very beautiful; really pretty
An adjective phrase meaning something looks extremely beautiful.
この花はすごくきれい。
This flower is very beautiful.
Words in this phrase
すごく
sugoku
[sugoku]
very
Adverb meaning very or really, used to strengthen the adjective that follows.
あのパスはすごくだった。
That pass was really something.
きれい
kirei
[kirei]
beautiful
Describes something as beautiful, neat, or elegant.
今の形はきれいだった。
That move just now was beautiful.
だっ
datsu
[dat]
was
Part of だった, the past form of だ, meaning 'was.'
本当にきれいだったね。
It really was beautiful, wasn't it?
た
ta
[ta]
past tense ending
Completes the past casual copula だった.
あのゴールは最高だった。
That goal was the best.
ね
ne
[neh]
isn't it
Sentence-ending particle used to seek agreement or share feeling.
すごくきれいだったね。
It was really beautiful, wasn't it?
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