YOU SAID:
My dog ate the pumpkin last night.
INTO JAPANESE
私の犬は昨夜カボチャを食べました。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
My dog ate pumpkin last night.
INTO JAPANESE
私の犬は昨夜かぼちゃを食べました。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
My dog ate pumpkin last night.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.