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高いんだ

it's expensive

→ 高い
phrase Uncommon #10,134
it's expensive The んだ ending adds an explanatory or emphatic tone, often like “you know” or “I’m telling you.” 高い can mean “expensive” when describing a price.
JA: この店のケーキは高いんだ。
EN: These strawberries are expensive, you know.

家賃がすごく高いんだ。

The rent is really expensive.

あの靴、高いんだからね。

Those shoes are expensive, you know.

熱が高いんだ。

I have a high fever.

牛肉はとても高いんだ。

Beef is really expensive.

あの山はなんて高いんだ。

That mountain is incredibly high!

なぜこの仕事は高いんだ？

Why does this job pay so well?

— ブレット・トレイン (2022)

この携帯、マジで高いんだからな。

This phone is seriously expensive, you know.

このアパート、家賃がめちゃ高いんだ。

The rent for this apartment is insanely expensive.

冬のイチゴは高いんだ。

Strawberries are expensive in winter.

ここの気温は東京よりも高いんだ。

The temperature here is higher than in Tokyo.