YOU SAID:
the poor man once sad stuff to me
INTO JAPANESE
貧しい人はかつて私にとって悲しいものでした
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Poor people used to be sad to me
INTO JAPANESE
貧しい人々は私に悲しんでいた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
the poor were grieving for me
INTO JAPANESE
貧しい人々は私のために悲しんでいました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
the poor grieved for me
INTO JAPANESE
貧しい人々は私のために悲しんだ
BACK INTO ENGLISH
the poor grieved for me
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