まま
まま
noun
as is, unchanged state
1.
as is, as it was, unchanged
Indicates that something remains in its current or original state.
窓を開けたまま寝た。
I slept with the window left open.
靴を履いたまま家に入らないで。
Don't come into the house with your shoes on.
電気をつけたまま出かけてしまったので、帰ったら部屋が明るかった。
I went out with the lights left on, so when I came back the room was bright.
まま indicates something remains in its current or unchanged state.
GRAMMAR PATTERNS:
1. Verb (た form) + まま: leaving something as is, while in a state
2. Noun + のまま: in the state of ~
3. い-adj + まま: while remaining (adjective state)
COMMON EXAMPLES:
- 窓を開けたまま: with the window left open
- 立ったまま: while standing
- 座ったまま: while seated
- 服を着たまま: with clothes on
- 靴を履いたまま: with shoes on
- そのまま: as it is, just like that
- 昔のまま: unchanged from the past
NUANCE:
Often implies something was left in a state that might be unexpected or unintended: 電気をつけたまま寝た (fell asleep with the lights on).