YOU SAID:
I have been locked in a basement for over 5 years.
INTO JAPANESE
私は5年以上地下室に閉じ込められています。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I have been trapped in the basement for over 5 years.
INTO JAPANESE
私は5年以上地下室に閉じ込められています。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I have been trapped in the basement for over 5 years.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.