YOU SAID:
i was about to say woof but then realized that i am a cat
INTO JAPANESE
私はうそを言うつもりでしたが、私は猫であることに気付きました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I intended to say a lie, but I noticed that it was a cat
INTO JAPANESE
私はうそを言ったつもりだったが、私はそれが猫であることに気づいた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I intended to say a lie, but I noticed that it was a cat
That didn't even make that much sense in English.