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)?

>>186
I'm always trying to learn as much about the possible words in the translation process - that's why I also include things like "Italy" and "Buddhist diety". I don't quite get why the sokuon is there, AFTER "tara". As exclamation? As just some kind of pause?


>>187
When I asked previously about もー! (Moo!), I was told that it was the same as もえ (moe), meaning "cute", and I find it very odd to just shout out "cute" in this context. ...but now that you've explained "nee" to me, I understand that "Moo!" is more like the "Oh!" in "Oh, you big brother!", so now I think I got the answer to that one too. Thank you! =)