On Sunday, February 18, 2007, at 03:07 AM, ai3131 wrote:
> I often see the particle "mama" used after verbs and clauses, such as
> in "sono mama ni shite" and "afuredasu mama". AFAIK "mama" implies the
> meaning of "as is". Just how does "mama" function in Japanese?
I would say it functions as a noun, not a particle.
Aaron
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