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)?

anyone got some japanese particle site tests? Preferably one that you can show/reveal answers

i.e. http://www.sfsu.edu/~japanese/murai/index.htm is a good one I just found