Verbる がままに
〜ga mama ni
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
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I left the window open as it was, and the wind came into the room.
Mado o akeru ga mama ni shite oitara, kaze ga heya ni haitte kimashita.
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She just sat quietly, letting her tears flow.
Kanojo wa namida o nagasu ga mama ni, tada damatte suwatte ita.
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The children ran around the park, laughing freely as they pleased.
Kodomo-tachi wa warau ga mama ni, kouen de hashirimawatte ita.
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We kept talking by the sea, letting the sun set as it would.
Hi ga shizumu ga mama ni, watashitachi wa umibe de hanashi tsudzukemashita.
Left As It Is (As Is / Left Undone)
Corpus examples (20)
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Arnold teaches us to see the object as it really is.
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He's been taught to accept things as they are.
君はものごとをあるがままに受け入れなければいけない。
You must take things as they are.
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See things as they are.
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You must learn to see life as it is.
人は物事を、あるがままにではなく、こうあってほしいと思うように見ようとする。
Men will not look at things as they really are, but as they wish them to be.
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We must see things as they are.
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Try to see things as they really are.
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Try to see things as they are.
年をとった人は世の中を現在あるがままにしておきたがる。他方、若者は世の中を変えたがる。
Aged people like to keep the world the way it is. On the other hand young people love to change the world.
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The writer does not always present life as it is.
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I always make a point of painting things as they are.
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I always make it a point to paint things as they are.
あの実業家がこつを心得ていて、自分の思うがままになる資金がもっとあれば、成功の見込みはもっと大きいのだ。
The chances of success are greater if the business man knows the ropes, and also has more funds at his disposal.
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Take things as they are.
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Take the world as it is, not as it ought to be.
あなたは人生をあるがままに受け入れなければならない。
You must take life as it is.
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Take things as they are.
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I would rather let him have his own way.
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Try to see things as they really are.