Today I am going to share the homework correction quoted from my JLPT course!
The student’s sentence is not correct. Can you find the mistake?

 

[Student’s sentence]

明日は、デパートで買い物に行きたいです。

*あしたは、デパートでかいものにいきたいです。

 

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[My correction]

明日は、デパートで買い物に行きたいです。
→明日は、デパートに買い物に行きたいです。
Tomorrow I want to go shopping at a department store.

 

You can use the particle に twice with the verb 行く.
The first に marks a location where you go, which is a destination, and the second に marks an event.
In this sentence, you plan to go デパート(destination) tomorrow for 買い物(event).
If you use で for デパート, you should use an action verb that you will do at デパート.

 

e.g.
デパートに行きます。
I go to a department store.
[destination]に行く

デパートに買い物に行きます。
I go shopping at a department store.
[destination]に[event]に行く

デパートでかばんを買います。
I buy a bag at a department store.
[place]で[action verb=買う]

 

I hope my explanation helps you. 😊

 

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