Japanese - Ask questions thread

Basically if you have a question about the language, ask it and fellow 4channers might see it and answer it for you.

To start it off. When an animate object (iru) dies, is it considered inanimate(aru)?

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I don't see what all the confusion is about.  Where is this post that you all are refferring to?  Do you not know what 'mou' or 'nee' means?
Let me try explaining this way.  In English, you can change the meaning of something by changing your tone.  In Japanese, you can do that by changing or adding on to the words themselves.  It's like a verbal exasperation.

>nee, okaasan-tara = Hey, MOM! (snaps fingers)
>mou! oniichan-tara = Already!? Bro! (huffs, crosses arms)

Don't forget Japanese is very contextual.  A random sentence won't mean much literally without context.