YOU SAID:
i like to cut up cake before i eat it
INTO JAPANESE
私はそれを食べる前にケーキを切るのが好きです
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I like to cut the cake before eating it
INTO JAPANESE
私はそれを食べる前にケーキを切るのが好きです
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I like to cut the cake before eating it
That didn't even make that much sense in English.