<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='648'>昨日（きのう）</span>は<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='855'>窓（まど）</span>を開（あ）けた<strong>まま</strong>寝（ね）た。

およそ千人（せんにん）が立（た）った<strong>まま</strong>で</span>講演（こうえん）を聞（き）いた。

<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='30' data-vocab-id='91'>この</span><strong>まま</strong><span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='26' data-vocab-id='935'>行（い）く</span>と<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='443'>図書館（としょかん）</span>が見（み）えます。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='648'>昨日（きのう）</span>、ヒーターをつけた<strong>まま</strong>出（で）かけたんだ。<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='42' data-vocab-id='230'>もう</span><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='527'>少（すこ）し</span>で、<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='905'>自分（じぶん）</span>の<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='511'>家（いえ）</span>を燃（も）やすところだった。

コートを着（き）た<strong>まま</strong>だと<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='527'>少（すこ）し</span><span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='24 data-vocab-id='663'>暑（あつ）い</span>です。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='987'>車（くるま）</span>に乗（の）った<strong>まま</strong><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='203'>ハンバーガー</span>が買（か）えるのは<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='28' data-vocab-id='343'>便利（べんり）</span>ですね。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='282'>久（ひさ）しぶり</span>に故郷（こきょう）に帰（かえ）って、すごく驚（おどろ）いた。十年（じゅうねん）<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='395'>前（まえ）</span>、<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='459'>外国（がいこく）</span>へ移住（いじゅう）した<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='37' data-vocab-id='148'>その</span>日（ひ）の<strong>まま</strong>だった。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='1062'>音楽（おんがく）</span>をつけた<strong>まま</strong><span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='12' data-vocab-id='520'>寝（ね）る</span>のが<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='492'>好（す）き</span>だ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='78'>よ</span>。

<span class='name-highlight'>監督（かんとく）</span>：「<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='30' data-vocab-id='91'>この</span>チームでは、<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='305'>今（いま）</span>の<strong>まま</strong>だと優勝（ゆうしょう）できないから、<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='676'>ある</span>ことを変更（へんこう）<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='138'>する</span>ことに決（き）めた。」

ポーランドでは、座（すわ）った<strong>まま</strong>握手（あくしゅ）<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='138'>する</span>ことは失礼（しつれい）になります。

ありの<strong>まま</strong>の君（きみ）が<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='492'>好（す）き</span>だ。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='800'>生徒（せいと）</span>は<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='860'>答（こた）え</span>られなくて、黙（だま）った<strong>まま</strong>で</span>した。

<div class='writeup-body'><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='235'>まま</span>, coming from the kanji 儘（まま）, which means 'as it is', is a <span class='info-highlight' data-term='名詞・めいし'>noun</span> in Japanese that is used for describing the 'unchanged state' of something. This expression may be translated as 'while remaining (A)', 'as (A) is', or 'left in the state of (A)'. It can be used after any word in its <span class='info-highlight' data-term='連体形・れんたいけい'>attributive form</span>. However, when used with verbs, it has a tendency to be used with the た (past) form most frequently.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>うぁ〜、マジか<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='78'>よ。</span>電気（でんき）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='15'>と</span>ガス<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='21'>を</span>点（つ）けた<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='235'>まま</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='40'>だった</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>Whaaat. Are you serious? I left my gas and electricity on.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>部屋（へや）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='21'>を</span>汚（きたな）い<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='235'>ままに</span>し<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='136'>ていた</span>らゴキブリが<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='715'>沢山（たくさん）</span>出（で）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='128'>てきた</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>So many cockroaches appeared because I left my room dirty.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>いつ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='372'>までも</span>元気（げんき）な<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='235'>まま</span>でいて<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='71'>ね。</span></div><div class='writeup-example--english'>Please always stay healthy, okay?</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>今（いま）の<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='235'>まま</span>だ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='143'>と</span>、一生（いっしょう）結婚（けっこん）でき<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='51'>ない</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='94'>と思（おも）う</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='78'>よ。</span></div><div class='writeup-example--english'>If you are the way you are now, I don't think you'll ever be able to marry.</div></li></ul><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='235'>まま</span> often expresses that something should be left alone, or undisturbed. This is generally seen with verbs in the ない form.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>許可（きょか）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='21'>を</span>取（と）らない<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='235'>まま</span>駅（えき）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='25'>で</span>撮影（さつえい）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='21'>を</span>し<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='136'>ていた</span>ら、警察（けいさつ）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='10'>が</span>来（き）た。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>While I was filming without getting a permit, the police were called.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>夕食（ゆうしょく）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='21'>を</span>食（た）べない<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='235'>まま</span>寝（ね）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='102'>たら</span>、お腹（なか）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='10'>が</span>空（す）いて3時（じ）ぐらいに起（お）き<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='172'>てしま</span>った。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>Because I slept without eating dinner, I woke up at 3 am from hunger.</div></li></ul><div class='writeup-caution'><div class='caution-header'>Caution</div>While <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='235'>まま</span> may be followed by the <span class='info-highlight' data-term='格助詞・かくじょし'>case marking particle</span> <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='32'>に</span>, it is very often omitted. When it appears, however, it will place extra emphasis on the next verb in the sentence.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>エンジン<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='21'>を</span>点（つ）けた<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='235'>ままに</span>しておい<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='60'>てください</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>Please keep your engine on.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>扇風機（せんぷうき）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='21'>を</span>点（つ）けた<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='235'>ままに</span>して家（いえ）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='21'>を</span>出（で）る。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>I leave my house with my fan turned on. (Often)</div></li></ul></div></div>

Grammar Info

ままに (As Is)

as is, while remaining, left in a state