Vivo en las afueras.

I live on the outskirts.

Breakdown of Vivo en las afueras.

• en: in
• vivir: to live
• las afueras: the outskirts

Questions & Answers about Vivo en las afueras.

What does vivo mean here, and what verb does it come from?

Vivo is the first-person singular form of the verb vivir, which means to live.

So:

• vivir = to live
• vivo = I live

In this sentence, Vivo en las afueras, the subject I is understood from the verb form, so Spanish does not need to say yo unless you want emphasis.

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Why isn’t the subject yo included?

Spanish often omits subject pronouns because the verb ending already shows who is doing the action.

• vivo = I live
• vives = you live
• vive = he/she/you (formal) lives

So Vivo en las afueras is completely natural.
You could say Yo vivo en las afueras, but that usually adds emphasis or contrast, for example:

• Yo vivo en las afueras, pero mi hermano vive en el centro.
  I live on the outskirts, but my brother lives in the city centre.

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Why is it en las afueras and not just afueras?