YOU SAID:
I ate chicken legs for dinner
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私は夕食に鶏の足を食べた
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I had chicken feet at dinner
INTO JAPANESE
夕食に鶏の足を食べた
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I had chicken legs for dinner
INTO JAPANESE
私は夕食に鶏の足を食べました
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I had chicken feet at dinner
INTO JAPANESE
夕食に鶏の足を食べた
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I had chicken legs for dinner
INTO JAPANESE
私は夕食に鶏の足を食べました
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