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Verb[た](1) + まま
[い]Adjective + まま
[な]Adjective + な + まま
Noun + の + まま
(1) Verb[ない]
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使用域
一般
あまり見かけない漢字
儘・侭
「まま(に)」の情報
まま, coming from the kanji 儘, which means 'as it is', is a noun 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 attributive form. However, when used with verbs, it has a tendency to be used with the た (past) form most frequently.
まま often expresses that something should be left alone, or undisturbed. This is generally seen with verbs in the ない form.
Caution
While まま may be followed by the case marking particle に, it is very often omitted. When it appears, however, it will place extra emphasis on the next verb in the sentence.
Fun Fact
まま may sometimes be pronounced as まんま. However, this variation is primarily only used in casual speech, or writing that is being made to sound like casual speech.
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コートを着たままだと少し暑いです。
I feel a little hot keeping this jacket on.
昨日は窓を開けたまま寝た。
Last night I slept with the windows left open.
生徒は答えられなくて、黙ったままでした。
The student couldn't answer and stayed quiet.
このまま行くと図書館が見えます。
If you stay on this course, you will be able to see the library.
ありのままの君が好きだ。
I like you, just as you are.
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オンライン
Expressing lack of change
Tae Kim
How to use ~まま
Maggie Sensei
オフライン
[AIAIJ] An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese
Page 189
Marugoto Elementary 2 (A2) Rikai
Page 138
Tae Kim's Japanese Grammar Guide
Page 296
Tobira
Page 285
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「まま(に)」に関する文法ディスカッション
最近の返信 (合計9件)
mrnoone
English translation:
as is
while remaining
left in a stateStructure:
Verb[ た ] + まま
Verb[ ない ] + まま
いAdj + まま
Noun・の + まま
なAdj・な + ままView on Bunpro
jeffusan
There’s a bunch of related grammar that shows up in conversation that combines まま with other particles words, any plans of these to be added in future?
mrnoone
Hey
We plan to include those too
Eironeous
In a review for this grammar point I got the sentence, コートをきたままだと少し暑いです。(I feel a little hot keeping this jacket on.)
What is the role of だと there? Is it a と conditional, making a literal translation closer to “If I keep this coat on, I will feel a little hot”?
Pushindawood
@Eironeous That is exactly right! Do you think a more literal translation would better suit this sentence to prevent any further confusion? Cheers!
Eironeous
I personally don’t feel like it’s necessary, especially if the current translation carries over the intended meaning better. The literal translation in English makes the intended meaning sound a little more like a たら conditional, doesn’t it? What tripped me up was actually not seeing a まま + だと combination before, and the three grammar sources I used (Tae Kim, Maggie’s explanation and even Dictionary of Japanese Grammar) did not give a まま + だと example. And of course, since asking this question I’ve seen it pop up elsewhere, too.
If I voted for any change, it’d be to maybe add a note regarding what it is commonly combined with, such as で, に and だと. As in, add it as a comment in orange letters below, where it currently says [The state of something remains unchanged]. Again though, I didn’t think it too confusing, and when studying grammar such questions are inevitable anyway.
Thanks for the response!
Neko
I always confuse this with てある
do we use まま when there is already a sentence ending verb or are there more differences?Daru
One basic difference I can think of is that while both てある and まま mean that something was left in that state, the “something that must be left alone/undisturbed” nuance is unique to まま.
てある is just stating the fact.
Hope this helps!
soundjona
Isn’t it a bit strange that in thise case, the に is rejected ? Also could be maybe just a suggestion to remove it ?
casual
I would hazard a guess that このまま (このまま – Vocabulary details – jpdb ) is just an expression that is never followed by に. At least an online search for “このままに” gives very few results.
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