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)?

How do I turn a verb into an adjective? Or is it impossible and I got to just find a adjective similar to the verb?

I.e.
the seeing person
Would it be 見ているの人? If so? Does that mean dictionary form + の = verb becomes an adjective?