fastän

See also: fastan

Swedish

Etymology

From obsolete use of fast as an intensifier (compare fast asleep and firmly as an intensifier in English) + än (“yet”). Roughly, "how much yet" (no matter how much).

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

fastän

  1. even though
    Synonym: fast
    Jag följde med till pizzerian fastän jag inte var hungrig
    I went along [followed with] to the pizzeria even though I wasn't hungry
  2. (somewhat solemn) although
    Synonym: ehuru
    Fastän ung har hon redan åstadkommit mycket
    Although young, she has already accomplished a lot

References

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