Breakdown of Fetthalten är hög, om än osynlig.
vara
to be
hög
high / loudly
om
if, whether
osynlig
invisible
Questions & Answers about Fetthalten är hög, om än osynlig.
How does om än function in this sentence compared to även om?
Om än translates closely to "albeit" and is used to directly contrast two adjectives or phrases without needing a full subordinate clause. If you wanted to use även om (even though), you would have to add a subject and verb: ...även om den är osynlig. Om än allows for this more elegant, shortened structure.
Why is the adjective osynlig not in the neuter form (osynligt)?
Adjectives after om än still need to agree with the noun they describe. Both hög and osynlig refer back to fetthalten. Because en halt (a content/level) is a common-gender (en) word, both adjectives take the base form without an added -t.
What does the suffix -halten mean in fetthalten?
It comes from the noun en halt, which refers to the proportion, level, or content of a specific substance within a mixture. You will see it in many similar compounds like sockerhalt (sugar content) or alkoholhalt (alcohol content).
Could the adjective agree with fett instead, making it osynligt?