YOU SAID:

if I had a severed ear for every time I passed a test I might only have like 6 severed ears

INTO JAPANESE

テストに合格するたびに耳が切断された場合、切断された耳は6つしかない可能性があります

BACK INTO ENGLISH

If your ears are amputated each time you pass the test, you may have only 6 amputated ears

INTO JAPANESE

テストに合格するたびに耳が切断されている場合、切断された耳は6つしかない可能性があります

BACK INTO ENGLISH

If your ears are amputated each time you pass the test, you may have only 6 amputated ears