komugiko o kau tsuide ni, aonori mo katta.

direct object particle

Breakdown of komugiko o kau tsuide ni, aonori mo katta.

• 買かう: to buy
• も: also
• ついで に: while (on the way)

Questions & Answers about komugiko o kau tsuide ni, aonori mo katta.

How do you read this sentence?

小麦粉 = こむぎこ
を = を
買う = かう
ついでに = ついでに
青のり = あおのり
も = も
買った = かった

Full reading: こむぎこ を かう ついで に、あおのり も かった。

What does ついでに mean here?

It means something like:

• while I was at it
• on the occasion of doing that
• since I was already doing X, I also did Y

So the sentence is not just listing two purchases. It specifically says that buying 青のり was an extra thing done because the speaker was already buying 小麦粉.

Why is it 買うついでに and not 買ったついでに?