YOU SAID:
the cat said ello not bellow
INTO JAPANESE
猫は「こんにちは」と鳴き声を上げませんでした
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The cat didn't meow "Hello"
INTO JAPANESE
猫は「こんにちは」と鳴かなかった
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The cat didn't meow "hello"
INTO JAPANESE
猫は「こんにちは」と鳴かなかった
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The cat didn't meow "hello"
That didn't even make that much sense in English.