YOU SAID:
The cat is on the couch with the book.
INTO JAPANESE
猫は本を持ってソファにいます。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The cat is on the couch with a book.
INTO JAPANESE
猫は本を持ってソファにいます。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The cat is on the couch with a book.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.