〜もかまわず (~mo kamawazu) — heedless of / not caring about
Not caring who is watching — 人目もかまわず.
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
When to use it
- On the morning train you have probably seen someone doing their make-up, ignoring everyone watching — Japanese people describe that as 「人目もかまわず化粧している」.
- It is mostly said to criticise someone's behaviour.
Meaning
- 「〜もかまわず」= 'doing … without caring about something one would normally mind'.
- What follows is unusual, surprising behaviour.
How to attach
- N + もかまわず (人目・値段・迷惑)
- With a clause: plain form + の + もかまわず (服が汚れるのもかまわず)
- な-adjectives and nouns take 「な／である」+ の (入院中であるのもかまわず)
- Set phrase: 「ところかまわず」(anywhere at all)
Versus what you know
- N4「気にしないで」(気にしないで行った) is ordinary and soft, fine even about yourself.
- 「もかまわず」looks at someone else's behaviour from the outside — 'wow, they did not care at all' — a harder, more written word.
Watch out
- No wish or request of your own may follow — you do not say 「人目もかまわず踊りたい」or「人目もかまわず踊りましょう」.
- This pattern reports what someone else did.
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
彼は人目もかまわず、駅のホームで大声で電話していた。
かれはひとめもかまわず、えきのホームでおおごえででんわしていた。
He was talking loudly on the phone on the station platform, not caring who was watching.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 人目 = people's eyes (N) → we attach 「もかまわず」 directly → then the unusual behavior: 大声で電話していた.
弟は服が汚れるのもかまわず、雨の中でサッカーを続けた。
おとうとはふくがよごれるのもかまわず、あめのなかでサッカーをつづけた。
My little brother kept playing soccer in the rain, not caring that his clothes were getting dirty.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 服が汚れる = clothes get dirty (a clause) → add 「の」 to make it a noun → 「もかまわず」 → then the surprising action: 雨の中で続けた.
隣の人が迷惑しているのもかまわず、彼は電車の中で大きな音で音楽を聞いていた。
となりのひとがめいわくしているのもかまわず、かれはでんしゃのなかでおおきなおとでおんがくをきいていた。
Not caring that the person next to him was bothered, he was listening to music loudly on the train.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 迷惑している = is being bothered → 「の」 → 「もかまわず」 = without caring about that at all → then behavior that deserves criticism.
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
「服が汚れる＿もかまわず、子犬を抱き上げた。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint: Which one turns a clause into a noun here?
Plain form + の + もかまわず. 汚れるのもかまわず = not caring that it gets dirty.
Which sentence is unnatural?
💡 Hint: Can an invitation follow?
No wish or invitation like 〜ましょう may follow もかまわず; it reports someone else's behaviour.
What feeling does the speaker usually have with 「もかまわず」?
💡 Hint: 人目もかまわず化粧 — how does that look to you?
An unusual action follows もかまわず, and it is mostly used to criticise.
Your score: /3