母(はは) hahaは wa買(かい)物(もの) kaimonoに ni出(で)か()け()ま()し()た() dekakemashita。 My mother went out shopping. Literal Mother [topic-は] shopping [purpose-に] went-out-[polite-past-ました] 買物に出かけました = 'went out to shop.' 出かける = to go out (purposefully). に marks the purpose. familypurpose に (verb-stem + に + motion verb)
母(はは) hahaは wa買(かい)物(もの) kaimonoに ni出(で)か()け()ま()し()た() dekakemashita。 My mother went out shopping. Literal Mother [topic-は] shopping [purpose-に] went-out-[polite-past-ました] 買物に出かけました = 'went out to shop.' 出かける = to go out (purposefully). に marks the purpose. familypurpose に (verb-stem + に + motion verb)