母(はは) hahaは wa昨日(きのう) kinou、繁(はん)華(か)街(がい) hankagaiへ e買(か)い()物(もの) kaimonoを oし shiに ni行(い)っ()た() itta。 My mother went downtown to shop yesterday. Literal Mother [topic-は] yesterday, downtown [to-へ] shopping [object-を] do-[purpose-に] went 繁華街 (はんかがい) = downtown/shopping district (繁 flourishing + 華 flower + 街 street). 買い物をしに行った = 'went to do shopping' — しに is the purpose form of する. familyplaces and directionspurpose に (verb-stem + に + motion verb)
母(はは) hahaは wa昨日(きのう) kinou、繁(はん)華(か)街(がい) hankagaiへ e買(か)い()物(もの) kaimonoを oし shiに ni行(い)っ()た() itta。 My mother went downtown to shop yesterday. Literal Mother [topic-は] yesterday, downtown [to-へ] shopping [object-を] do-[purpose-に] went 繁華街 (はんかがい) = downtown/shopping district (繁 flourishing + 華 flower + 街 street). 買い物をしに行った = 'went to do shopping' — しに is the purpose form of する. familyplaces and directionspurpose に (verb-stem + に + motion verb)