YOU SAID:

the man wants to eat some lettuce

INTO JAPANESE

男はレタスを食べたい

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A man wants to eat lettuce.

INTO JAPANESE

男はレタスを食べたいと思っています。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

The man wants to eat lettuce.

INTO JAPANESE

その男はレタスを食べたいと思っている。

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The man wants to eat lettuce.