母(はは) hahaは wa勤(つと)め() tsutomeの no帰(かえ)り() kaeriに ni買(か)い()物(もの) kaimonoを oします shimasu。 My mother does her shopping on the way home from work. Literal Mother [topic-は] work [possessive-の] return [at-に] shopping [object-を] does-[polite-ます] 勤めの帰りに = 'on the way back from work.' 勤め (つとめ) = employment/job. 帰り = the return/way home. に marks the timing. workfamily
母(はは) hahaは wa勤(つと)め() tsutomeの no帰(かえ)り() kaeriに ni買(か)い()物(もの) kaimonoを oします shimasu。 My mother does her shopping on the way home from work. Literal Mother [topic-は] work [possessive-の] return [at-に] shopping [object-を] does-[polite-ます] 勤めの帰りに = 'on the way back from work.' 勤め (つとめ) = employment/job. 帰り = the return/way home. に marks the timing. workfamily