YOU SAID:

i was putting a spatula into the dishwasher

INTO JAPANESE

食器洗い機にヘラを入れていました

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I had a spatula in the dishwasher

INTO JAPANESE

食器洗い機にヘラが入っていました

BACK INTO ENGLISH

There was a spatula in the dishwasher

INTO JAPANESE

食器洗い機にヘラがありました

BACK INTO ENGLISH

There was a spatula in the dishwasher