YOU SAID:
I went down to the pond to see the little fishes
INTO JAPANESE
私は池に行って小さな魚を見に行った
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I went to the pond to see the little fish.
INTO JAPANESE
私は池に行って小さな魚を見に行った。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I went to the pond to see the little fish.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.