Korean phrase
~하러 갔어요. ~ ha reo ka sseo yo
Meaning
went to ___
When to use it
This means that someone went somewhere to do something. It is a polite past-tense way to state the purpose of going, with the activity supplied before it.
Example dialogue
주말에 뭐 했어요? chu ma re mwo hae sseo yo
What did you do on the weekend?
쇼핑하러 갔어요. syo ping ha reo ka sseo yo
I went shopping.