Adjectives
Adjectives modify nouns.

• the big cat
• the yellow cat
• the brave cat

English creates adjectives from past participles:

• a past participle: The door was painted
• an adjective: The painted door

English places the adjective before the noun. Other languages may place the adjective after the noun.

I have a cat black.

This may seem awkward at first, but after you adjust, you may like the format because you learn what the subject is (noun) and then you discover a secondary characteristic (adjective).