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たまま

たままta mamaN3neutral

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go + (past) + leaving it as is

itta mama

leaving it as is; still in the state of

meaning: leaving it as is

Same meaningRelated

  • 行いく
  • 〜たまま
  • 行いったまま

眼鏡めがねかけたまま寝ねちゃった。

megane kaketa mama nechatta.

I fell asleep with my glasses still on. casual

窓まどを開あけたまま出でかけてしまった。

mado o aketa mama dekakete shimatta.

I went out and left the window open. neutral

Same meaning5

is done / left in a state

All examples8

with X left as is — unchanged while the main action happens

  1. 眼鏡めがねかけたまま寝ねちゃった。

    megane kaketa mama nechatta.

    I fell asleep with my glasses still on. casual

  2. 窓まどを開あけたまま出でかけてしまった。

    mado o aketa mama dekakete shimatta.

    I went out and left the window open. neutral

  3. 上着うわぎは着きたままで結構けっこうです。

    uwagi wa kita mama de kekkou desu.

    You may keep your jacket on. formal

  4. 結局けっきょく、理由りゆうは聞きかないまま別わかれた。

    kekkyoku, riyuu wa kikanai mama wakareta.

    In the end we parted without my ever asking why. neutral

  5. この商店街しょうてんがい、昔むかしのまま何なにも変かわってないね。

    kono shoutengai, mukashi no mama nani mo kawattenai ne.

    This shopping street is just as it was — nothing has changed. casual

  6. この野菜やさいは、生なまのままで食たべてもおいしいですよ。

    kono yasai wa, nama no mama de tabete mo oishii desu yo.

    This vegetable tastes good eaten raw, too. neutral

  7. スープは熱あついまま出だしてください。

    suupu wa atsui mama dashite kudasai.

    Please serve the soup while it is still hot. neutral

  8. この部屋へやは、きれいなまま使つかってくださいね。

    kono heya wa, kirei na mama tsukatte kudasai ne.

    Please keep the room as clean as it is now while you use it. neutral

How it's formed5

All forms3

  • たまんまtamanmacolloquial

    行いったまんま

    speech doubles the m — 服ふく、脱ぬいだまんまだよ. Casual conversation only; write まま.

  • たままのtamamano＋名詞めいしadnominal

    行いったままの

    sits straight before the noun it describes — 汚よごれたままの服ふく "clothes still left dirty".

  • のままのnomamano＋名詞めいしadnominal

    the same for a noun — 昔むかしのままの通とおり "a street still the way it used to be".

Notes

The た-verb sets the scene, usually a "should have undone it" feel,
though polite uses exist (つけたまま寝ねた). It must exist, so
dictionary form can't carry it (×つけるまま寝ねた).