YOU SAID:
Able was I before I saw Elba.
INTO JAPANESE
エルバ島を見た前に、私はできませんでした。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I couldn't before I saw the island of Elba.
INTO JAPANESE
エルバ島を見た前にはいられなかった。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I couldn't before I saw the island of Elba.
Yes! You've got it man! You've got it