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Re:Found in translation: More accurate, fluent sentences in ... by singularity2001 on Wednesday November 16, 2016 @03:52AM (#12965430)
'Als' Is not used in that way. 'Da / Während / Nun, da ' would be more acceptable, 'So' maybe.

As a student -> Als student OK As I drove -> Als ich fuhr OK past tense As I start -> Da ich anfage, so ich anfage, während ich ...

I think it's more practical for Germans to adopt the English usage then for you to learn this strange exception;)

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