YOU SAID:
the dragon has defeated the cat
INTO JAPANESE
ドラゴンは猫を倒しました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Dragon defeated a cat
INTO JAPANESE
ドラゴンは猫を破った
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Dragon beats a cat
INTO JAPANESE
ドラゴンは猫を打つ
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Dragon beats a cat
That didn't even make that much sense in English.