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Why is it "Vous avez faim, les enfants?" and not "Avez-vous faim, les enfants?"?

This question relates to:French lesson "Avoir faim/soif = To be hungry/thirsty (French Expressions with avoir)"

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Maarten K.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributorCorrect answer

Jon,

There are several ways to ask questions in French.

See attached link for simple questions, such as this example.

https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/grammar/three-simple-ways-to-ask-yes-no-questionsintonation-est-ce-que-nest-pas

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Anne D.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Also, using subject-verb inversion (avez-vous) tends to be more formal than a statement framed as a question (vous avez faim ?) so the second is more likely for someone addressing children.

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