YOU SAID:
the old man is on fire
INTO JAPANESE
老人は燃えている
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Old man is burning
INTO JAPANESE
老人は燃えています
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The old man is burning
INTO JAPANESE
老人は燃えている
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Old man is burning
INTO JAPANESE
老人は燃えています
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The old man is burning
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