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Espero que él divida el gasto del alquiler conmigo.

Espero que él divida el gasto del alquiler conmigo.
I hope he splits the rent expense with me.
From Lesson 143:Present subjunctive: Regular verbs·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Espero que él divida el gasto del alquiler conmigo.

Why is the verb divida ending in an -a instead of an -e?
Divida is the present subjunctive form of dividir (to divide or split). The phrase Espero que (I hope that) expresses a wish, which triggers the subjunctive mood. To form the subjunctive for regular -ir verbs like dividir, you swap the usual endings for -ar verb endings. That is why él divide becomes él divida.
Do we always need que after espero?
You need que when you are hoping that someone else does something. This introduces the new subject (él) and the subjunctive verb. If you were hoping to do something yourself, you would drop the que and use the infinitive, like in Espero dividir el gasto (I hope to split the expense).
Why does the sentence say del alquiler instead of de alquiler?
Del is a mandatory contraction of de (of) and el (the). The phrase literally translates to 'the expense of the rent.' In Spanish, you generally need the definite article (el) here because you are talking about the specific rent for a place, rather than just rent in a general, descriptive sense.
Why is conmigo written as one word?
In Spanish, you never say con mí for 'with me.' Instead, it always combines into the special single word conmigo. You will see this same pattern with 'with you,' which becomes contigo.

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