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killerinsidee

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• 4 Aug 2015

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「私を救ってくれるものは、あの人の傍にしかない」
I'm wondering if ない here is correct or does it need to be いない instead (because もの is animate)?

Edit: Judging by examples like 「世界でもここにしかいないめずらしいカメ。」、it would seem that it as a grammar error, but I'm not really sure. :/

Thanks.

 

Last edited: 4 Aug 2015

Toritoribe

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• 5 Aug 2015

• #2

Does もの really refer to an animate thing?

 

killerinsidee

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• #3

It's not really clear from context. It could be animate or inanimate.
Sentences before the aforementioned one - (http://imgur.com/ufyZ3wA)

 

Toritoribe

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It's not animate; "what will save/saves me."