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Ce consommateur a-t-il déjà évalué le produit ?

Ce consommateur a-t-il déjà évalué le produit ?
Has this consumer already evaluated the product?
From Lesson 228:Formal questions with noun subjects·French

Questions & Answers about Ce consommateur a-t-il déjà évalué le produit ?

Why are both Ce consommateur and il in this sentence?
This is called complex inversion, which is used in formal questions. When the subject is a noun (like Ce consommateur), you cannot simply swap the noun and the verb. Instead, you state the noun first, then add the matching pronoun (il) and invert it with the verb (a-t-il).
What is the -t- doing in a-t-il?
It is an inserted letter to make the pronunciation flow better. Because the verb a ends in a vowel and the pronoun il starts with a vowel, the -t- is added with hyphens to prevent the two vowel sounds from clashing. It has no translation.
Why is déjà placed between a-t-il and évalué?
In the passé composé, short and common adverbs like déjà (already) are placed between the conjugated helping verb and the past participle. Even though the helping verb a has the inverted pronoun -il attached to it here, déjà still slips right in before the past participle évalué.
How would I ask this exact same question in a more casual, everyday way?
You would drop the complex inversion and just use standard spoken structures. You could use Est-ce que like this: Est-ce que ce consommateur a déjà évalué le produit ? Or you could use statement word order with a rising tone: Ce consommateur a déjà évalué le produit ?

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