ジョン　は　日ni本hon　で　空kara手te　を　習naraって　いました。

ジョン　は　日に本ほん　で　空から手て　を　習ならって　いました。jon wa nihon de karate o naratte imashita.

Jon was learning Karate in Japan

jon wa nihon de karate o naratte imashita.

Breakdown of jon wa nihon de karate o naratte imashita.

日に本ほんnihon

direct object particle

location particle (for events and actions)

習ならうnarau

Learning through practice and repetition, often with a teacher or in a formal setting.

空から手てkarate

〜て　いる〜te iru

grammar for indicating an ongoing state or action

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Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita