〜まま

Remaining as-is — unchanged state

'I entered the house with my shoes still on.' 'I fell asleep with the TV on.' まま captures the state of something left unchanged.

What you'll learn

• 〜たまま: in the state of having done (shoes on, lights on)
• 〜ないまま: without doing something (without changing)
• まま expresses a state that should have changed but didn't

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