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Cet ananas n'est pas encore mangeable.

Cet ananas n'est pas encore mangeable.
This pineapple is not edible yet.
From Lesson 253:Fruit and vegetables·French

Questions & Answers about Cet ananas n'est pas encore mangeable.

Why is it Cet and not Ce or Cette?
Ananas is a masculine noun. Normally, you use ce for masculine words, but because ananas starts with a vowel, you must use cet to make it flow nicely and avoid two vowel sounds clashing. Cette is strictly for feminine nouns.
Do you pronounce the "s" at the end of ananas?
Yes! Unlike most French words where the final "s" is silent, the "s" in ananas is usually pronounced. So it sounds like "ah-nah-nahss".
Why is there an extra "e" in the middle of mangeable?
The "e" keeps the "g" soft, making it sound like the "s" in "measure". If it were spelled "mangable" without the "e", the "g" followed by an "a" would make a hard "g" sound like in "go". You see this same spelling rule in the plural verb form nous mangeons.
How does the negation work with encore in this sentence?
Pas encore means "not yet". Just like standard negation, it wraps around the conjugated verb. The ne (shortened to n' here because it precedes a vowel) goes before the verb est, and the whole phrase pas encore goes immediately after it.

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