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)?

を is a direct object marker, so typically I only use it when some thing is doing some action to the noun.
Verb(ing) the Noun.
Eating food. （食べ物を食べる）
Punching your brother. (兄をなぐる）
etc.