Structure
Verb［られる］+ （が）+ まま + （に）
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About れる・られる + ままに
When paired with まま, a noun meaning 'in the state of', and the case marking particle に, the auxiliary verbs れる and られる indicate something being done 'as one is told', or 'as ordered'. Because of this, れる and られる will almost always be paired with verbs that indicate some kind of communication.
As these structures are in the passive, the literal translation is close to 'to do (B) in the state that (A) was done to me'. The (B) part will come directly after ままに and simply states how someone is going to react in compliance with (A).
The conjunction particle が may appear between られる and ままに, but this is not common in modern Japanese. Although it does carry the meaning of 'but', the focus is more on expressing that the (A) is not being resisted or argued with when doing (B).
Caution
In this grammar pattern, られる will never appear in the past-tense form.
- 先生に教えられたままに漢字を書いた。I wrote kanji characters as my teacher taught me. (Unnatural Japanese)
Synonyms
Verb［れる・られる］
Was done to ~ by ~, Done without consent, Done to one's dismay
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まま(に)
As is, While remaining, Left in a state
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にしたがって
As, Following, As then, According to, In accordance with
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に沿って
Along, In accordance with, In line with
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とおり
In that way, Exactly, Precisely, Just as
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ように
So that, In order to, In such a way that
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Examples
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先生におしえられるままに、生徒はその発音を繰り返した。
The students repeated the pronunciation just like they were taught by the teacher.
きかれるままに、彼女の住んでいる場所を教えた。
I told him where she lives, just like I was asked.
きかれるままに、彼女の住んでいる場所を教えた。[聞く]
As I was asked, I told him where she lives.
店員さんにすすめられるまま、この洋服を買ってしまった。でも、あまり自分には似合わないと思う。
I bought these clothes as advised by the shop clerk. But I don't think that they suit me very well.
強盗に要求されるまま、金をわたした。
I handed over the money as demanded by the robber.
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れる・られる + ままに – Grammar Discussion
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For the example sentence
苦い経験：「説明書に書かれているままにノートパソコンを組立て直したつもりだったけど、ネジが1本残っている。」
Bitter experience: “I thought that I had reassembled the laptop as written in the instructions, but I ended up with one screw left over…”
This one is the only example where ている used, and there’s no special explanation given in the grammar point. Is this stative usage, expressing the instructions were written (and remain in the state of being written)? I suppose you would use ている because the past tense isn’t used?
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