YOU SAID:
i walked into the store and stole a potato
INTO JAPANESE
私は店に入ってジャガイモを盗んだ
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I went into the store and stole the potatoes
INTO JAPANESE
私は店に入ってジャガイモを盗んだ
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I went into the store and stole the potatoes
You've done this before, haven't you.