〜まま
〜まま means as it is; while still .... It is a JLPT N4 grammar point. Use this pattern when a state is left unchanged or an action is done while that state continues. It often follows the past plain form of a verb or 「noun + の」.
Japanese sources describe it as 「その状態を変えないで」.
〜まま examples
電気をつけたまま寝ました。
I slept with the light on.
靴のまま部屋に入りました。
I entered the room with my shoes on.
〜まま exercises
Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.
窓を開けた（ ）出かけました。
- まま ✓
- 後で
- 前に
- など
I went out with the window open.
くつの（ ）入らないでください。
- まま ✓
- こと
- ごろ
- 間に
Please do not come in with your shoes on.
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