YOU SAID:

My father told me I was a mistake because the lights were dim

INTO JAPANESE

明かりが薄暗かったので、父は私が間違いだったと言いました

BACK INTO ENGLISH

The light was dim, so my father said I was wrong.

INTO JAPANESE

明かりが薄かったので、父は私が間違っていると言った。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

The light was dim, so my father said I was wrong.