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Ella vive conmigo porque estudia en la ciudad.

Ella vive conmigo porque estudia en la ciudad.
She lives with me because she studies in the city.
From Lesson 36:Giving reasons (porque)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Ella vive conmigo porque estudia en la ciudad.

Why is porque written as one word without an accent mark?
In Spanish, porque (written as one word with no accent) means "because". It connects two ideas to give a reason, just like in this sentence. If you write it as two words with an accent on the e (por qué), it changes the meaning to "why" and is used for asking questions.
Why does the sentence use conmigo instead of con me for "with me"?
The word "with" is usually con in Spanish. However, when you want to say "with me", you never say con mí or con me. Instead, they combine into the special, single word conmigo.
Why isn't there another ella before estudia?
In Spanish, you don't need to repeat the subject pronoun if it's already clear who you are talking about. Since we started the sentence with Ella vive (She lives), we already know the person studying in the city is "she". Just saying estudia is perfectly fine and sounds much more natural!
Could this sentence also mean "She is living with me because she is studying in the city"?
Yes! In Spanish, the simple present tense (like vive and estudia) is often used to talk about ongoing actions happening around this time. So this sentence can translate to "she lives" and "she studies" or "she is living" and "she is studying" depending on the context.

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