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title: 〜達 not only for people
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It is quite commonly known that you can use the 〜たち suffix to pluralize a word. For example:
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- 先生たち - teachers
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It is also said that the usage of this suffix for inanimate concepts is wrong, however this is not exactly right. You can use this suffix for such concepts.
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> Its [-tachi] use is less appropriate when talking about animals; however, the plural marker can be attached to practically any noun if the speaker/writer feels close to whatever is expressed by the noun :cite[dojg-advanced].
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I've come across 〜達 used for inanimate things several times with one example being [lyrics of a song](https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Lyrics:_That_Full_Moon_Over_the_Haunted_Ship):
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> 何処までも続く溟い海の終わりで
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奈落への滝が嗤い続け轟く
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“目指したトコロは此処だったのか？”
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今は先を急ぐ **水達**に乗せられたまま
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## Bibliography
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:::bibtex
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@book{dojg-advanced,
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title = {A dictionary of advanced Japanese grammar},
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author = {Makino, Seiichi and Tsutsui, Michio},
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isbn = {9784789012959},
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lccn = {2017414531},
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year = {2008},
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publisher = {Japan Times}
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}
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:::
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