Questions & Answers about Cenazeye kimin geleceğini bilmiyorum.
Why is the word for who in the genitive case (kimin) instead of just kim?
In Turkish indirect questions, the sub-clause acts like a noun compound. The subject of that clause takes the genitive case (acting as a possessor), and the verb takes a possessive suffix. Even though kim is a question word, it is the subject of the embedded clause here, so it becomes kimin (literally 'whose').
How do the suffixes on geleceğini work here?
It comes from gelmek (to come). First, we add the future factive suffix -ecek. Next, we add the 3rd person possessive -i (matching kimin), which softens the k to ğ, making it geleceği (literally 'his/her future coming'). Finally, because this entire clause is the direct object of bilmiyorum (I do not know what?), we add the buffer -n- and the accusative suffix -i.
If I wanted to say I don't know who came, would I use -dIğI?
Exactly! The -(y)AcAğI suffix is used because the action is in the future ('who will come'). If you wanted to talk about the past ('who came') or a general present truth, you would use the factive suffix -dIğI and say Cenazeye kimin geldiğini bilmiyorum.
Why is there a -ye at the end of cenazeye?
The verb gelmek (to come) requires the dative case to show movement toward a destination. So cenaze (funeral) takes the dative suffix -e along with the buffer letter -y- to separate the two vowels, resulting in cenazeye (to the funeral).
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