YOU SAID:
i opened a can of soda
INTO JAPANESE
私はソーダの缶を開けました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I opened a soda can
INTO JAPANESE
ソーダ缶を開けた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Opened a soda can
INTO JAPANESE
ソーダ缶を開けた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Opened a soda can
That didn't even make that much sense in English.