wǒ quèdìng yíngdì zài zhèlǐ.

Mandarin usually puts things in a straightforward subject + predicate + statement order.

Here:

• 我 = I
• 确定 = am sure / am certain
• 营地在这里 = the campsite is here

So the structure is:

我 + 确定 + [营地在这里]

A natural way to think of it is:

I’m sure [the campsite is here].

Chinese often allows a verb like 确定 to be followed directly by the content of what you are sure about.

Here, 确定 means to be sure, to be certain, or to be confident.

In this sentence, it does not mean to determine in the sense of actively figuring something out. It describes the speaker’s certainty.

So:

• 我确定营地在这里 = I’m sure the campsite is here
• not necessarily I determined that the campsite is here

Context decides which English translation sounds best, but here I’m sure... is the most natural.

It behaves a lot like a stative verb in Mandarin.

English learners often want to label words as strictly verb or adjective, but in Mandarin that division does not always work neatly. 确定 can describe a state of certainty, and it can also take a clause after it.

So in:

• 我确定营地在这里

确定 functions like am sure / am certain.

That is why Chinese does not need a word like am here.

Because 是 is not used for every kind of to be in Mandarin.

In English, we say:

• I am sure
• The campsite is here

But Mandarin does not always use 是 for these ideas.

1. 我确定 does not need 是

   • You do not say 我是确定
   • 确定 itself already works as the predicate

2. 营地在这里 also does not use 是

   • For location, Mandarin usually uses 在
   • So 营地在这里 = The campsite is here / The campsite is located here

You would normally not say:

• 营地是这里 for this meaning

In this sentence, 在 expresses location.

• 营地在这里 = The campsite is here
• literally: The campsite is located at here

When Chinese says that something is in or at a place, it often uses:

noun + 在 + place

Examples:

• 书在桌子上 = The book is on the table
• 他在学校 = He is at school
• 营地在这里 = The campsite is here

So 在 is the key word showing where the campsite is.

Because 这里 by itself means here, but 在这里 means at/in here or simply here in a locational sense.

After a noun, Chinese usually uses 在 + place to state location:

• 营地在这里

If you only said 营地这里, that would not be correct for this meaning.

So:

• 这里 = here
• 在这里 = at here / here (as a location phrase)

营地 means camp, campsite, or campground, depending on context.

It refers to the place where people camp or set up a base.

Related words:

• 露营 = camping
• 营 = camp, barracks, battalion, operation-related meanings
• 地 = ground/place

So 营地 is literally something like camp place / camp area.

In different contexts, it could mean:

• a campsite
• a camp
• a base camp
• a campground

Yes. That is a very natural translation.

Chinese often omits a word equivalent to English that.

So:

• 我确定营地在这里 can be understood as:
• I’m sure the campsite is here
• I’m certain that the campsite is here

Both are good English translations.

Usually, no.

In modern Mandarin, 确定 is normally followed directly by the clause:

• 我确定营地在这里

Adding 说 here sounds unnatural in most situations.

Some verbs, such as 觉得, 说, or 知道, can interact differently with following clauses, but with 确定, the direct pattern is the normal one.

So the best version is:

• 我确定营地在这里

Yes, you can.

That means something like:

• I’m very sure the campsite is here
• I’m quite certain the campsite is here

Without 很, the sentence already sounds natural:

• 我确定营地在这里

With 很, you emphasize your confidence more strongly.

So both work:

• 我确定营地在这里 = I’m sure the campsite is here
• 我很确定营地在这里 = I’m very sure the campsite is here

They are different.

• 我确定营地在这里 = I’m sure the campsite is here

  • The focus is on the location of the campsite

• 我确定这里是营地 = I’m sure this place is the campsite

  • The focus is on identifying this place as the campsite

So the first is about where the campsite is. The second is about whether this place counts as the campsite.

They may be similar in some contexts, but they are not identical.

Yes, they usually mean the same thing: here.

• 这里 is common everywhere
• 这儿 is especially common in northern Mandarin speech

So you could also hear:

• 我确定营地在这儿

That means the same thing.

For learners, 这里 is often a good standard form to learn first.

Yes, in normal written Chinese you would write:

我确定营地在这里。

The full stop in Chinese is 。, not .

If you are just studying vocabulary line by line, it may be omitted, but in a complete written sentence it should be included.

The pinyin given is:

• 确定 = quèdìng
• 这里 = zhèlǐ

A few pronunciation notes:

• què is fourth tone
• dìng is fourth tone
• zhè is fourth tone
• lǐ is third tone

Also:

• zh in zhè is not the same as English j
• q in què sounds somewhat like ch in cheese, but with the tongue position used for Mandarin q
• ü is written as u after q, so que here is really pronounced like qüe

So 确定 is not pronounced like English kway-ding; the Mandarin sounds are different.

It is fairly neutral and natural.

• 我确定营地在这里。 sounds normal in speech and writing.
• It is not overly formal.
• It is not especially slangy or casual either.

Depending on context, a native speaker might also say:

• 我肯定营地在这里。
• 我觉得营地就在这里。

But 我确定营地在这里。 is perfectly acceptable and clear.