Mimi Kara Oboeru N4 Grammar: 86. ～まま

Mimi Kara Oboeru N4 Grammar: 86. ～まま (mama)
Here is Japanese N4 grammar study material taken from the Mimi Kara Oboeru N4 textbook.

～まま

1. Meaning: Keeping a state unchanged (something should have been done…, the state of not doing…)

2. Structure: た-form verb + まま

クーラーをつけたまま寝て、かぜをひいてしまった。
Kūrā o tsuketa mama nete, kaze o hīte shimatta.
I slept with the air conditioner left on, so I caught a cold.

「日本ではくつをはいたまま家に入ってはいけません」
`Nihonde wa kutsu o haita mama ie ni haitte wa ikemasen’
In Japan you must not go into a house with your shoes on.

果物を食べようと思って買ってきたのに、冷蔵庫に入れたまま忘れてしまった。
Kudamono o tabeyou to omotte kattekita no ni, reizōko ni ireta mama wasurete shimatta.
I bought fruit to eat but put it in the fridge and forgot all about it.

「あれ、この時計、止まったままだ」
`Are, kono tokei, tomatta mamada’
Oh, this clock has stopped!