Vi prioriterar att betala hyran och lånet.

Prioriterar is the present tense of the verb prioritera, meaning to prioritize.

So:

• prioritera = to prioritize
• prioriterar = prioritize / are prioritizing

In this sentence, Vi prioriterar ... means We prioritize ... or We are prioritizing ..., depending on context.

Swedish present tense verbs do not change according to the subject, so:

• jag prioriterar = I prioritize
• vi prioriterar = we prioritize
• de prioriterar = they prioritize

The form stays the same.

Here, att marks the infinitive, so att betala means to pay.

In this sentence:

• Vi prioriterar att betala ... = We prioritize paying ... / We prioritize to pay ...

English often prefers paying after prioritize, but Swedish commonly uses att + infinitive after many verbs.

So:

• att betala = to pay
• att läsa = to read
• att sova = to sleep

A good way to think about it is that att often works like English to before a verb.

Normally, no. After prioriterar, Swedish usually needs att before the infinitive.

So the natural sentence is:

• Vi prioriterar att betala hyran och lånet.

Without att, it would sound wrong or at least nonstandard to most speakers.

This is one difference from English, where some structures are more flexible.

Because they mean the rent and the loan.

In Swedish, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun:

• hyra = rent

• hyran = the rent

• lån = loan
• lånet = the loan

So:

• betala hyran = pay the rent
• betala lånet = pay the loan

This is very common in Swedish. Instead of putting a separate word like English the before the noun, Swedish often adds the definite ending to the noun itself.

Because Swedish nouns belong to different grammatical genders, and that affects the definite ending.

• hyra is a common gender noun, so the definite singular ending is usually -n

  • hyra → hyran

• lån is a neuter noun, so the definite singular ending is usually -et

  • lån → lånet

This is tied to the indefinite articles too:

• en hyra = a rent payment / rent
• ett lån = a loan

So the pattern is:

• en-word → often definite -en or -n
• ett-word → often definite -et or -t

Hyran means the rent, meaning the payment.

It does not mean the apartment itself.

Related words:

• hyra = rent
• hyran = the rent
• lägenhet = apartment
• hyresrätt = rental apartment / tenancy

So in this sentence, the focus is on paying money, not on the place being rented.

Och means and, and here it connects the two things being paid:

• hyran = the rent
• lånet = the loan

So:

• att betala hyran och lånet = to pay the rent and the loan

It means both of those nouns are objects of betala.

In other words, they are prioritizing paying:

1. the rent
2. the loan

The structure is:

• Vi = subject
• prioriterar = finite verb
• att betala hyran och lånet = infinitive phrase, functioning as what is being prioritized

So you can think of it as:

• We prioritize
  • paying the rent and the loan

This is a very normal Swedish main-clause word order:

• Subject + verb + rest

If you move another element to the front, Swedish still keeps the verb in second position. For example:

• Just nu prioriterar vi att betala hyran och lånet.
• Right now, we are prioritizing paying the rent and the loan.

Notice that prioriterar still comes second.

In this sentence, lånet most naturally means the loan in a financial sense.

The noun lån usually refers to borrowed money, for example:

• a bank loan
• a mortgage loan
• a student loan

So betala lånet means pay the loan or more naturally in English make payments on the loan / pay off the loan, depending on context.

A learner should also know that English and Swedish do not always match perfectly in everyday phrasing. Swedish may say betala lånet where English might more naturally say:

• pay the loan
• pay off the loan
• make the loan payment

The exact English wording depends on context.

Because Swedish usually expresses definiteness by adding an ending to the noun instead of using a separate article.

Compare:

• English: the rent

• Swedish: hyran

• English: the loan
• Swedish: lånet

This is one of the most important grammar differences for English speakers.

Swedish can also use a separate definite word in some situations, especially with adjectives:

• den dyra hyran = the expensive rent
• det stora lånet = the big loan

But when there is no adjective, the ending on the noun is usually enough.

Yes, grammatically that is close, but it sounds less natural in everyday English.

The most natural English renderings are usually:

• We prioritize paying the rent and the loan.
• We are prioritizing paying the rent and the loan.
• Paying the rent and the loan is our priority.

So the Swedish sentence is straightforward, but the best English version may vary depending on style and context.

It works very similarly. Betala means to pay.

Here it takes objects directly:

• betala hyran = pay the rent
• betala lånet = pay the loan

This is convenient for English speakers because the structure is close to English.

Some useful related forms are:

• betala = to pay
• betalar = pay / are paying
• betalade = paid
• har betalat = have paid

So this sentence uses a very common and useful infinitive pattern: att betala.

This sentence is natural, but there are other common ways to express the same idea, for example:

• Vi prioriterar hyran och lånet.

  • We prioritize the rent and the loan.

• Vi prioriterar att betala hyran först.

  • We prioritize paying the rent first.

• Det viktigaste för oss är att betala hyran och lånet.

  • The most important thing for us is to pay the rent and the loan.

Your original sentence is clear and idiomatic. It emphasizes the action att betala rather than just the bills themselves.