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)?

>>582
aishiteru is the -te form of ai suru? aishiteiru is the -teiru form of ai suru?

and no you can say  でも、彼女を愛してるんですよ！
But, i love mah girlfriend!