Contrasting phrases (om än)

Contrasting with "om än"

When you want to contrast two ideas efficiently, you can use the phrase om än (albeit / even if).

Instead of building a full subordinate clause with a subject and verb, om än acts as a shortcut. You can attach an adjective or a noun phrase directly to it.

Notice how the adjective after om än still agrees with the noun it describes. Since mejeriet (the dairy) is an ett-word, the adjective takes a -t ending to become hantverksmässigt (artisanal).

This dairy is small, albeit artisanal.
Det här mejeriet är litet, om än hantverksmässigt.
The fat content is high, albeit invisible.
Fetthalten är hög, om än osynlig.

Because words like texturen (the texture) and lagringen (the maturation) are en-words, the adjectives describing them—both before and after om än—take no extra ending.

The texture is crumbly, albeit tasty.
Texturen är smulig, om än smakrik.
The maturation feels long, albeit necessary.
Lagringen känns lång, om än nödvändig.
The whey is healthy, albeit tasteless.
Vasslen är nyttig, om än smaklös.