YOU SAID:

i went to the mall and ate a duck

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私はモールに行ってアヒルを食べました

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I went to the mall and had a duck

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モールに行ってアヒルがいた

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I went to the mall and there was a duck

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私はモールに行って、アヒルがいました

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I went to the mall and had a duck

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モールに行ってアヒルがいた

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I went to the mall and there was a duck

INTO JAPANESE

私はモールに行って、アヒルがいました