Topic N3
Japanese Learning
55. まま : As is / Remain / Leave as it is.

✏️Structure
Verb-ta/Adj-i/Na-adj + まま💡Usage
Expresses a state that remains unchanged. "Leave it as it is".
📚Examples
昨夜は暑くて寝苦しかったので、窓を開けたまま朝まで寝てしまった。
Sakuya wa atsukute negurushikatta node, mado wo aketa mama asa made nete shimatta.
Last night was hot and hard to sleep, so I slept until morning with the window left open.
急いでいたので、うっかり靴を履いたまま部屋の中に入ってしまった。
Isoide ita node, ukkari kutsu wo haita mama heya no naka ni haitte shimatta.
Since I was in a hurry, I carelessly entered the room with my shoes still on.
席が全部埋まっていたので、電車の中で立ったまま弁当を食べた。
Seki ga zenbu umatte ita node, densha no naka de tatta mama bentou wo tabeta.
Since all the seats were taken, I ate my bento on the train while standing.
朝の準備が忙しすぎて、テレビをつけたまま急いで家を出てしまった。
Asa no junbi ga isogashi sugite, terebi wo tsuketa mama isoide ie wo dete shimatta.
Being too busy with morning preparations, I rushed out of the house with the TV still on.
会議が長くて疲れたのか、椅子に座ったまま眠ってしまいました。
Kaigi ga nagakute tsukareta no ka, isu ni suwatta mama nemutte shimaimashita.
Perhaps tired from the long meeting, I fell asleep while sitting in the chair.
瞑想の時間中は、目を閉じたまま呼吸に集中して静かに座っていた。
Meisou no jikan chuu wa, me wo tojita mama kokyuu ni shuuchuu shite shizuka ni suwatte ita.
During meditation time, I sat quietly focusing on my breathing with my eyes closed.
今はそのままにしておいてください。後で自分で整理しますから。
Ima wa sono mama ni shite oite kudasai. Ato de jibun de seiri shimasu kara.
Please leave it as it is for now. I will organize it myself later.
昨日の食器をまだ洗っていなくて、台所に汚いまま置いてある。
Kinou no shokki wo mada aratte inakute, daidokoro ni kitanai mama oite aru.
I have not washed yesterday's dishes yet, and they are left dirty in the kitchen.
ずぶ濡れたまま電車に乗り込んで、隣の人に迷惑をかけてしまった。
Zubu nureta mama densha ni norikonde, tonari no hito ni meiwaku wo kakete shimatta.
I boarded the train completely soaked, and ended up bothering the person sitting next to me.
あまりにも眠かったので、服を着たまま横になったらそのまま寝てしまった。
Amari ni mo nemukatta node, fuku wo kita mama yoko ni nattara sono mama nete shimatta.
Being so sleepy, as soon as I lay down with my clothes still on I fell asleep just like that.