Structure
Verb[られる]+ (が) + まま + (に)
Details
Register
Formal
Rare Kanji
儘・侭
About れる・られる + ままに
When paired with まま, a noun meaning 'in the state of', and the case marking particle に, the auxiliary verbs れる and られる indicate something being done 'as one is told', or 'as ordered'. Because of this, れる and られる will almost always be paired with verbs that indicate some kind of communication.
As these structures are in the passive, the literal translation is close to 'to do (B) in the state that (A) was done to me'. The (B) part will come directly after ままに and simply states how someone is going to react in compliance with (A).
The conjunction particle が may appear between られる and ままに, but this is not common in modern Japanese. Although it does carry the meaning of 'but', the focus is more on expressing that the (A) is not being resisted or argued with when doing (B).
Caution
In this grammar pattern, られる will never appear in the past-tense form.
Related
Examples
--:--
Get more example sentences!
Premium users get access to 12 example sentences on all Grammar Points.
きかれるままに、彼女の住んでいる場所を教えた。
I told him where she lives, just like I was asked.
強盗に要求されるまま、金をわたした。
I handed over the money as demanded by the robber.
ガイドに案内されるまま、私たちはパリ市内を観光した。
We explored the city of Paris as guided by the guide.
先生におしえられるままに、生徒はその発音を繰り返した。
The students repeated the pronunciation just like they were taught by the teacher.
夫は娘にせがまれるままに何でも買い与えてしまう。
In compliance with the pestering from our daughter, my husband will unfortunately buy her any gifts.
Self-Study Sentences
Study your own way!
Add sentences and study them alongside Bunpro sentences.
Online
Additional breakdown and examples
JapaneseTest4You
Breakdown and examples
Maggie Sensei
Offline
Sou Matome Bunpou N1
Page 96
Track Resources!
Bunpro tracks all of the resources you’ve visited, and offers relevant bookmarks of physical books to help with offline tracking.