Verbる がままに

〜ga mama ni

JLPT N1 Chapter 143: Without doing, without meaning to, 9 of 12

Formation

Verb-dictionary form + がままに

Expresses 'letting something happen as it is'; 'just as something does'.

When to use

がままに: letting things be as they are, not resisting (あるがままに).

Explanation

がままに describes an action happening exactly 'as is,' without intervention or change, often suggesting doing something passively or naturally.

Example sentences

Left As It Is (As Is / Left Undone)

Corpus examples (20)