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)?

>>749
Strange. Where is 'past' in there? Everywhere I look said aitsu was 'he' or 'that guy over there', but in that sentance you'd think it would mean past.