Illustration: A tired office worker has fallen asleep sideways on the sofa immediately after arriving home. Their suit jacket is still buttoned, their necktie remains neatly knotted, and their work bag is still looped over one forearm.

まま

mama

as it is, unchanged

Follows a noun with の or a clause. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

町まちは昔むかしのままだった。
The town was exactly the same as before.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
服ふくのまま寝ねちゃった。
I fell asleep with my clothes on.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
張はりぼての景気けいきをつくってきたが、実体経済じったいけいざいは低調ていちょうのままだ。
This created a sham upswing, but the real economy is still sluggish.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

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