YOU SAID:
the cat was yellow when it passed us
INTO JAPANESE
私たちのそばを通り過ぎたとき、その猫は黄色でした
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The cat was yellow when it passed by us
INTO JAPANESE
私たちのそばを通りかかったとき、その猫は黄色でした
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The cat was yellow when it passed by us
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