YOU SAID:
a guy came into the diner and said he saw a bear
INTO JAPANESE
男が食堂に入ってきて、クマを見たと言った
BACK INTO ENGLISH
A man came into the cafeteria and said he saw a bear
INTO JAPANESE
男が食堂に入ってきて、クマを見たと言った
BACK INTO ENGLISH
A man came into the cafeteria and said he saw a bear
That didn't even make that much sense in English.