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)?

きれいじゃないか？ -> きれいじゃない？

Well, there's context and the question mark. Of course, never forget that irony doesn't work on the Internet or in Japan.

I think it has basically the same meaning, but it does sound a bit different. (And neither is really a question, now is it?) I think I'd rather expect きれいじゃん。 if you're gonna shorten it... Isn't the one without か really *more* questioning?

Ah, fuck it. Someone who feels more at home here? These nuances are killing me.