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〜たまま
ta mama · leaving ~ as it is; still ~
〜たまま means a state carries on when it normally would not: 電気をつけたまま寝た, I fell asleep with the light on.
How to form it
| V-た + まま | 開けたまま |
| V-ない + まま | 食べないまま |
| Noun + のまま | 昔のまま |
How it is used
The next action happens while the first state is left unchanged, which is usually a bit odd or careless.
Noun + のまま: 「そのままでいいです」, it's fine as it is.
Examples
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- 窓を開けたまま、出かけてしまいました。I went out and left the window open.
- 靴をはいたまま、家に入らないでください。Please don't come into the house with your shoes on.
- テレビをつけたまま寝ました。I fell asleep with the TV on.
- この町は昔のままです。This town is just as it used to be.