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Je préfère cet œuf.

Je préfère cet œuf.
I prefer this egg.
From Lesson 26:Demonstrative adjectives (ce, cet, cette, ces)·French

Questions & Answers about Je préfère cet œuf.

Why do we use cet here instead of ce?
Œuf is a masculine word, so normally we would use ce for 'this'. However, because œuf starts with a vowel sound, ce changes to cet to make it easier to pronounce. You will hear the 't' connect smoothly to the beginning of the word.
If I want to say 'these eggs', do I use 'cets'?
No, the plural word for 'these' or 'those' is always ces, no matter if the following word is masculine or feminine. So 'these eggs' would be ces œufs.
Why does the accent change in préfère?
The original verb is préférer, which has two forward-pointing accents (é). But when conjugated with je, that second accent flips to a backward-pointing one (è). This happens so the vowel sounds right when the end of the word is silent.
Do I pronounce the 'f' at the end of œuf?
Yes, in the singular word œuf, you always pronounce the 'f' at the end. But watch out: in the plural œufs (eggs), the 'f' and the 's' are both completely silent!

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