状態・変化N4

〜まま

as is / leaving in the state of...

Structure

V-た形/ない形 + まま;N + の + まま

Explanation

Verb ta/nai-form + まま or noun + の + まま means doing something while keeping a state unchanged, "as is" (e.g., 立ったまま話す, 電気をつけたまま寝る).

Examples

靴を履いたまま、部屋に入らないでください。

Please don't enter the room with your shoes on.

電気をつけたまま寝てしまいました。

I fell asleep with the lights on.

Note

〜まま emphasizes that a state remains unchanged. In speech 〜たままで is common. Unlike 〜ながら (simultaneous actions), まま keeps the prior state.

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