YOU SAID:
I have a very big elephant and he hates sleep.
INTO JAPANESE
私はとても大きな象を飼っていますが、彼は寝るのが嫌いです。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I have a very big elephant and he hates sleeping.
INTO JAPANESE
私はとても大きな象を飼っているのですが、彼は寝るのが大嫌いです。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I have a very big elephant and he hates sleeping.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.