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01-20-2011, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Maxful View Post
I get the hang of it now. Do you mind explaining そのままにします to me because it sounds more like a phrase than verb to me. For example, I ask my mom if I should wash the dishes and she say: そのままにします (Leave it as it is). I was wondering if there are more meanings than that?
Of course it's not a verb. That is 3 words!

It means "to leave something as is", "leave something untouched", etc. The more natural and often-heard phrase, though, is そのままにしておく.

You won't really hear そのままにします.
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