YOU SAID:
we did not start a fire
INTO JAPANESE
私たちは火を起こさなかった
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We didn't make a fire
INTO JAPANESE
火をつけなかった
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Did not light
INTO JAPANESE
点灯しなかった
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Did not light up
INTO JAPANESE
点灯しませんでした
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Did not light up
That didn't even make that much sense in English.