Hi, I learned the Est-ce que was a formal way of asking a question. So I thought the verb then would also need an inversion, like: Est-ce que avez-vous une voiture?
When do you use the verb inversion? (I heard actually the inversion is almost not used anymore in normal day France)
Est-ce que is a more formal way of asking than simple intonation, but the most formal way to word a question is inversion. You cannot combine est-ce que with inversion.
Vous avez une voiture? -- (simple intonation)
Est-ce que vous avez une voiture? -- (est-ce que, more formal, no inversion)
Avez-vous une voiture? -- (most formal, inverted form)
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