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Cette poire est très bonne.

Cette poire est très bonne.
This pear is very good.
From Lesson 45:Partitive articles (du, de la, de l')·French

Breakdown of Cette poire est très bonne.

très
very
ce
this (before a noun)
bon
good
la poire
the pear

Questions & Answers about Cette poire est très bonne.

The lesson is about using "du" or "de la" with food. Why don't we use "de la" before "poire" here?
We use partitive articles like de la when talking about an uncountable amount or "some" of a food. Here, we are talking about a specific, whole, countable object ("this pear"), so we use the pointing word cette ("this") instead.
Why do we use cette for "this" instead of ce?
In French, the word for "this" changes based on the gender of the noun. Because poire is a feminine noun, we use the feminine form cette. If we were pointing to a masculine food item like a croissant, we would use ce (ce croissant).
Why is the word for "good" spelled bonne here instead of bon?
Adjectives (describing words) have to match the gender of the noun they describe. Since poire is feminine, the adjective must be feminine too. To make bon feminine, you double the n and add an e, making it bonne.
How can I tell that poire is a feminine word just by looking at this sentence?
While many French words ending in -e are feminine, the biggest clues in this exact sentence are the words around it! Both cette ("this") and bonne ("good") are feminine forms, which immediately tells you that the noun they describe must be feminine too.

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