部(へ)屋(や) heyaは waほったらかし hottarakashiの noまま mamaだった datta。 The room had been left completely neglected. Literal Room [topic-は] neglected state was. ほったらかし is a colloquial noun derived from 放っておく (to leave alone, neglect). ~のまま means 'in the state of' — so ほったらかしのまま is 'in a state of having been left alone.' Vivid and informal. homechores
部(へ)屋(や) heyaは waほったらかし hottarakashiの noまま mamaだった datta。 The room had been left completely neglected. Literal Room [topic-は] neglected state was. ほったらかし is a colloquial noun derived from 放っておく (to leave alone, neglect). ~のまま means 'in the state of' — so ほったらかしのまま is 'in a state of having been left alone.' Vivid and informal. homechores