YOU SAID:
The cat is laying by the table.
INTO JAPANESE
猫はテーブルのそばに横たわっています。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The cat is lying by the table.
INTO JAPANESE
猫はテーブルのそばに横たわっています。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The cat is lying by the table.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.