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Cet œuf n'est pas cher.

Cet œuf n'est pas cher.
This egg is not expensive.
From Lesson 26:Demonstrative adjectives (ce, cet, cette, ces)·French

Questions & Answers about Cet œuf n'est pas cher.

Why do we use cet here instead of ce?
Even though œuf is a masculine word, it starts with a vowel. In French, you cannot put the masculine word for this (ce) right before a vowel. You must change it to cet so the words flow together easily when spoken.
Why is the negative written as n'est pas instead of ne est pas?
To say not in French, you put ne and pas around the verb. Here the verb is est. Because est starts with a vowel, the e in ne gets dropped and replaced with an apostrophe. This rule helps avoid two vowel sounds clashing.
If I wanted to talk about a feminine word, would cher stay the same?
No, it would change! Because œuf is masculine, we use the masculine form cher. If you were talking about a feminine word, like an apple (pomme), the adjective must match it, so you would add an e and use the feminine form chère instead.
Do I pronounce the t in cet?
Yes! The whole reason we use cet instead of ce is so we can pronounce that t to link the words together. You pronounce cet œuf smoothly as if it were a single word. Also, note that you do pronounce the f at the end of œuf when it is singular like this.

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