JLPT N3

～まま

As it is, as is, without change

Structure

Verb plain form / Noun + の / な-adjective な / い-adjective + まま

This grammar point indicates that an action or state remains unchanged, or that something is done while a certain condition persists.

電気をつけたまま寝てしまった。

I fell asleep with the lights on.

Confusing it with 『～通りに』 which means 'as X dictates/in the manner of X', rather than 'while X remains'.

Visualize something being 'left as is' or 'remaining in the same state'.

Import an article and tap any sentence using it. The explanation comes back about the sentence in front of you, not a textbook example.