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J'aime les fruits, par exemple les poires.

J'aime les fruits, par exemple les poires.
I like fruit, for example pears.
From Lesson 96:Sequence connectors (d'abord, puis...)·French

Breakdown of J'aime les fruits, par exemple les poires.

le fruit
the fruit
aimer
to like, to love
la poire
the pear
par exemple
for example

Questions & Answers about J'aime les fruits, par exemple les poires.

Why is it les fruits instead of des fruits?
In French, when you talk about your general likes or dislikes with verbs like aimer (to like) or détester (to hate), you always use a definite article (le, la, or les). Since you are talking about the entire category of fruit, you use les fruits.
In English we say "I like fruit" (singular). Why is it plural (les fruits) in French?
In English, "fruit" is usually an uncountable noun, so it stays singular. In French, un fruit is countable. When talking about fruit in general, you use the plural form les fruits to mean "all fruits".
How does par exemple fit in with the sequence connectors we are learning?
While words like d'abord (first) and ensuite (next) organize steps in a sequence, par exemple (for example) is a logical connector used to illustrate a point. You use it to connect a broad statement to a specific detail.
Why do we say les poires instead of just poires after par exemple?
French almost always requires an article before a noun. Because you are still naming a general category of things you like (pears in general), you must include the definite article les.

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