At a glance
～ままに means "just as (something) leads" or "just as told / felt". You follow someone's words, your own feelings, or what you saw, without resisting or changing anything.
Verb (dictionary form) + ままに
Verb (た-form) + ままに
Noun + の + ままに
言われるままに、書類にサインしました。 I signed the documents just as I was told.
How to form it
| Attaches to | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Verb dictionary form (often passive) | 誘われるままに | just as I was invited, going along with it |
| Verb dictionary form | 思うままに | as one likes, freely |
| Verb た-form | 感じたままに | exactly as one felt |
| Verb た-form | 見たままに | exactly as one saw |
| Noun + の | 心のままに | as one's heart says |
Register: neutral, but more common in writing and careful speech than in casual talk.