洋(よう)子(こ) youkoは waきのう kinou買(か)い()物(もの) kaimonoに ni行(い)っ()た() itta。 Yoko went shopping yesterday. Literal Yoko [topic-は] yesterday shopping [to-に] went. Straightforward past statement with ~に行く (purpose of motion). 買い物 ('shopping,' literally 'buy-thing') is a common compound noun formed from the masu-stem. shoppingdaily lifepurpose に (verb-stem + に + motion verb)
洋(よう)子(こ) youkoは waきのう kinou買(か)い()物(もの) kaimonoに ni行(い)っ()た() itta。 Yoko went shopping yesterday. Literal Yoko [topic-は] yesterday shopping [to-に] went. Straightforward past statement with ~に行く (purpose of motion). 買い物 ('shopping,' literally 'buy-thing') is a common compound noun formed from the masu-stem. shoppingdaily lifepurpose に (verb-stem + に + motion verb)