YOU SAID:
the bongos ate monkeys as a snack
INTO JAPANESE
ボンゴはおやつとしてサルを食べました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Bongo ate monkeys as a snack
INTO JAPANESE
ボンゴはおやつとしてサルを食べた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Bongo ate monkeys as a snack
That didn't even make that much sense in English.