YOU SAID:
He was whipped with a cat of nine tails
INTO JAPANESE
彼は9尾の猫とホイップされました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
He was whipped with 9 cats
INTO JAPANESE
彼は9匹の猫で鞭打ちされ
BACK INTO ENGLISH
He was whipped with nine cats
INTO JAPANESE
彼は9匹の猫で鞭打ちされました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
He was whipped with nine cats
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