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〜まま

N3
mama

as it is; unchanged; while still (in a state)

Formation

Verb-ta / Verb-nai / i-Adj / na-Adj + な / Noun + の + まま

Chinese meanings

保持原样;仍然

Chinese formation

动词た形/ない形/い形容词普通形/な形容词词干+な/名词+の+まま

Chinese usage

表示状态保持不变。

Chinese notes

常用于描述本应改变的状态仍在持续。

Examples

  • エアコンをつけたまま寝ねてしまい、風邪かぜをひいた。
    I fell asleep with the air conditioner on and caught a cold.
    开着空调睡着了,结果感冒了。
  • この町まちは、私わたしが子こどもだったころのままだ。
    This town is just as it was when I was a child.
    这个城镇还是我小时候的样子。
  • 靴くつのまま部屋へやに入はいらないでください。
    Please don't come into the room with your shoes on.
    请不要穿着鞋进房间。

Notes

An expected change hasn't happened and the state continues. Often suggests something unusual or undesirable (leaving the lights on, shoes on indoors).

#state#manner

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('mama');
{
  "id": "mama",
  "pattern": "〜まま",
  "romaji": "mama",
  "level": "N3",
  "meaning": "as it is; unchanged; while still (in a state)",
  "formation": "Verb-ta / Verb-nai / i-Adj / na-Adj + な / Noun + の + まま",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "エアコンをつけたまま寝てしまい、風邪をひいた。",
      "furigana": "エアコンをつけたまま{寝|ね}てしまい、{風邪|かぜ}をひいた。",
      "en": "I fell asleep with the air conditioner on and caught a cold."
    },
    {
      "ja": "この町は、私が子どもだったころのままだ。",
      "furigana": "この{町|まち}は、{私|わたし}が{子|こ}どもだったころのままだ。",
      "en": "This town is just as it was when I was a child."
    },
    {
      "ja": "靴のまま部屋に入らないでください。",
      "furigana": "{靴|くつ}のまま{部屋|へや}に{入|はい}らないでください。",
      "en": "Please don't come into the room with your shoes on."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "state",
    "manner"
  ],
  "notes": "An expected change hasn't happened and the state continues. Often suggests something unusual or undesirable (leaving the lights on, shoes on indoors).",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "4ae00069b71eb985e6d623bbc4cdac3995b1d0e665904f6317b12edeeb6629ea",
    "meanings": [
      "保持原样",
      "仍然"
    ],
    "formation": "动词た形/ない形/い形容词普通形/な形容词词干+な/名词+の+まま",
    "explanation": "表示状态保持不变。",
    "notes": "常用于描述本应改变的状态仍在持续。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "エアコンをつけたまま寝てしまい、風邪をひいた。",
        "zh": "开着空调睡着了,结果感冒了。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "この町は、私が子どもだったころのままだ。",
        "zh": "这个城镇还是我小时候的样子。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "靴のまま部屋に入らないでください。",
        "zh": "请不要穿着鞋进房间。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n3.json#mama",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "7c9a04ebd92883c149933695d2034fe1eeaf841b1e3864697c12128a659f0db3"
  }
}