Breakdown of Onun eve geleceğini bilesiniz ki hazırlık yapasınız.
o
that / he / she / it
ev
house
yapmak
to do / to make
gelmek
to come
bilmek
to know
ki
that (conjunction) / so... that
hazırlık
preparation
hazırlık yapmak
to make preparations
Questions & Answers about Onun eve geleceğini bilesiniz ki hazırlık yapasınız.
Why are we using bilesiniz and yapasınız here instead of the imperative forms bilin and yapın?
The optative/subjunctive suffix -e/-a combined with the 2nd-person plural ending -siniz/-sınız gives a softer, more advisory tone than a direct command. Instead of ordering 'Know this and make preparations!', it conveys a strong suggestion, wish, or expectation: 'You should know this' and 'you ought to make preparations'.
How does the word ki work with the optative mood in this sentence?
When ki connects two clauses and the second one is in the optative mood (like yapasınız), it functions to express purpose, translating to 'so that' or 'in order that'. The structure literally bridges the two ideas: 'You should know... so that you might make preparations.'
Why does the word for 'that he will come' take the complex form geleceğini?
This is a future object participle functioning as a noun clause. The base is gelecek (will come). Because it means 'his future coming', it takes the 3rd-person possessive -i (softening the k to ğ to make geleceği). Finally, because this entire concept is the direct specific object of the verb bilmek (to know), it takes the buffer -n- and the accusative case marker -i.
Why does the sentence start with the genitive Onun (his) instead of the standard subject O (he)?
In Turkish, when you create a subordinate noun clause using a participle (like gelecek), the subject of that action must take the genitive case. You aren't saying an independent 'He will come'; rather, you are grammatically saying 'his coming' (onun geleceği), which acts as a possessed noun phrase.
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