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)?

>>897

As >>900 said, "つ" is acceptable for nearly everything except humans and animals. The problem is counting people by "つ" is very rude and offensive so I recommend learning the counter "人" for humans besides "つ." If you are willing to memorize one more in addition to these two counters, learn "匹" for animals so you can get by in any situation. In a nutshell, it's enough to learn these three counters:

humans: 一人　二人　三人...
animals: 一匹　二匹　三匹...
anything other: 一つ　二つ　三つ...