YOU SAID:
I was happier when my pet dog wasn't dead
INTO JAPANESE
愛犬が死ななかったときの方が幸せだった
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I was happier when my dog didn't die.
INTO JAPANESE
愛犬が死ななかったときの方が幸せでした。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I was happier when my dog didn't die.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.