Learn Hardcore Japanese: tokuni huyu ha hiatari ga warui heya da to, hiruma de mo samui desu. - Especially in winter, if a room gets poor sunlight, it is cold even during the daytime.

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とくに　冬ふゆ　は　日当ひあたり　が　悪わるい　部屋へや　だ　と、　昼間ひるま　で　も　寒さむい　です。tokuni fuyu wa hiatari ga warui heya da to, hiruma de mo samui desu.

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Especially in winter, if a room gets poor sunlight, it is cold even during the daytime.

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Breakdown of tokuni fuyu wa hiatari ga warui heya da to, hiruma de mo samui desu.

What does 特に add here, and why is it at the beginning?

特に means especially / particularly / in particular. It highlights that the statement is most true or most noticeable in winter.

Putting it near the beginning is natural because it sets the tone for the whole sentence:

Japanese adverbs are fairly flexible, but sentence-initial position is very common when the speaker wants to frame the whole statement.

Why is it 冬は instead of 冬に?

冬は makes winter the topic or contrast point:

Here, は works well because the speaker is singling out winter as the important case. It also matches the nuance of 特に.

So the feeling is not just in winter, but more like:

What does 日当たり mean?

日当たり refers to how much sunlight a place gets, especially a room, house, or spot.

So:

It is a very common word when talking about rooms, apartments, and houses.

Why is used with ?