YOU SAID:

I thought we were having steamed clams.

INTO JAPANESE

私たちは貝を蒸していると思った。

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I thought we were steaming the shells.

INTO JAPANESE

私たちはシェルを蒸していると思った。

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I thought we were steaming the shell.

INTO JAPANESE

シェルを蒸していると思った。

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I thought it was steaming the shell.

INTO JAPANESE

私はそれがシェルを蒸していると思った。

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I thought it was steaming the shell.