YOU SAID:
a potato flew around my room before she told me
INTO JAPANESE
彼女が私に言った前にジャガイモが部屋の周りを飛んできた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Potatoes flew around the room before she told me
INTO JAPANESE
彼女が私に言った前に、ジャガイモは部屋の周りを飛んでいった
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Before she told me the potatoes flew around the room
INTO JAPANESE
彼女が私に言った前にジャガイモが部屋の周りを飛んできた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Potatoes flew around the room before she told me
INTO JAPANESE
彼女が私に言った前に、ジャガイモは部屋の周りを飛んでいった
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Before she told me the potatoes flew around the room
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