YOU SAID:
The goods yard was to the north.
INTO JAPANESE
商品ヤードは北にありました。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The goods yard was in the north.
INTO JAPANESE
商品の庭は北にありました。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The garden of goods was in the north.
INTO JAPANESE
商品の庭は北にあった。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The garden of goods was in the north.
Come on, you can do better than that.