Help with understanding the use of を in this sentece


> 言われるままを払った

"I paid as I was told to" Wouldn't it be 言われるままで払った? Are both correct? I mean
theres not something called to way I was told that you can pay with right?




When まま means "as-is" or "without modification", まま can work as a noun, a no-
adjective and an adverb. You cannot say まま **で** :

"to pay as told"

  * 言われるまま **を** 払う: OK
  * 言われるまま **に** 払う: OK
  * 言われるまま払う: OK
  * *言われるまま **で** 払う: wrong

"to speak as one feels" / "to describe one's feelings as-is"

  * 感じたまま **を** 話す: OK
  * 感じたまま **に** 話す: OK
  * 感じたまま話す: OK
  * *感じたまま **で** 話す: wrong

(～た)まま **で** can be used when a certain state persists for a while:

  * 座ったまま **で** 動かない
  * 座ったまま動かない
  * 様子を見に行ったまま **で** 連絡がない
  * 様子を見に行ったまま連絡がない




When まま means "as-is" or "without modification", まま can work as a noun, a no-
adjective and an adverb. You cannot say まま **で** :

"to pay as told"

  * 言われるまま **を** 払う: OK
  * 言われるまま **に** 払う: OK
  * 言われるまま払う: OK
  * *言われるまま **で** 払う: wrong

"to speak as one feels" / "to describe one's feelings as-is"

  * 感じたまま **を** 話す: OK
  * 感じたまま **に** 話す: OK
  * 感じたまま話す: OK
  * *感じたまま **で** 話す: wrong

(～た)まま **で** can be used when a certain state persists for a while:

  * 座ったまま **で** 動かない
  * 座ったまま動かない
  * 様子を見に行ったまま **で** 連絡がない
  * 様子を見に行ったまま連絡がない

