YOU SAID:
i found a cat on a street so i slaped it
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通りで猫を見つけたので叩きました
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I found a cat on the street so I hit it
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通りで猫を見つけたので殴りました
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I found a cat on the street so I hit him
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通りで猫を見つけたので殴った
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I found a cat on the street so I hit him
That didn't even make that much sense in English.