Question 1

What is the etymology of thr French word "inversion complexe"?

Accepted Answer

see inversion and complex. this word, complex, was used to signify that instead of doing a simple inversion, an additional word is added.

Question 2

What does the French word "inversion complexe" mean?

Accepted Answer

Interrogative construction in French consisting of adding a personal pronoun after the verb, in a question where the subject and the verb cannot simply be inverted. For example, the question Thomas is a student? cannot be transformed into *Is Thomas a student? or *A student is Thomas?. A personal pronoun corresponding to the subject is then added: Thomas is he a student?.

Question 3

How do you say "inversion complexe" in english?

Accepted Answer

complex inversion

inversion complexe

Etymology