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)?

This might sound off but I'm tryin gto find online places to learn maybe some basic Japanese.

I just joined Japanese-online forums but I wonder if it's enough where and how did you guys learn Japanese? I have the time devotion and will to learn it myself. D: