()(もの)

かいもの
noun
shopping
1. shopping
The activity of going to stores to buy things. Often used with the verb する to form 'to go shopping'.
()(もの)()きます
I'm going shopping.
Common expression: 買い物に行く
昨日(きのう)()(もの)しました
I went shopping yesterday.
今日(きょう)()(もの)(なに)です
What are you buying today?
I went shopping with my mother.
I like shopping at the stores near the station.

()(もの) is a compound noun from ()う (to buy) + (もの) (thing).

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • ()(もの)()く: to go shopping
  • ()(もの)をする: to do shopping
  • ()(もの)から(かえ)る: to return from shopping

COMPOUNDS:

  • ()(もの)かご: shopping basket
  • ()(もの)リスト: shopping list
  • ()(もの)(ぶくろ): shopping bag
  • ()(もの)(きゃく): shopper, customer

TYPES:

  • ネットショッピング/オンラインショッピング: online shopping
  • ウィンドウショッピング: window shopping
  • 衝動(しょうどう)()い: impulse buying