Learn Japanese: watashi wa honya ni itte, hon o katte, kouen de yomimashita. - I went to the bookstore, bought a book, and read in the park.

私わたし　は　本ほん屋や　に　行いって、　本ほん　を　買かって、　公こう園えん　で　読よみました。watashi wa honya ni itte, hon o katte, kouen de yomimashita.

I went to the bookstore, bought a book, and read in the park.

From Lesson 152:Linking verbs and clauses with the て-form·Japanese

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Breakdown of watashi wa honya ni itte, hon o katte, kouen de yomimashita.

at; on; in; to; for [indirect object particle]

買かうkau

to buy

をo

direct object particle

行いくiku

to go

でde

location particle (for events and actions)

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Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita