Keskuspankkiin

Keskuspankkiin is the illative singular form of the Finnish noun keskuspankki, which means central bank. The illative case expresses movement toward or into a place, so keskuspankkiin is used when an action is directed at the central bank or its facilities. In Finnish, the illative suffix is typically -in, and for the noun keskuspankki the form becomes keskuspankkiin, with the final i often appearing as a double i (keskuspankkiin).

Formation and usage: Keskuspankki is a compound noun formed from kesk- (center) and pankki (bank). When you indicate destination to the central bank, the illative form keskuspankkiin is used. This form is common in financial and administrative language, especially in contexts describing deposits, transfers, or payments that are made to the central bank. The illative is one of several cases that interact with verbs of motion or transfer, and it answers the question “to where?”

Examples:

- Rahoitusvarat talletetaan keskuspankkiin. (The financial assets are deposited at/with the central bank.)

- Maksetut erät ohjataan keskuspankkiin käsittelyä varten. (The settled amounts are directed to the central bank for processing.)

- Siirron vastaanottaja on keskuspankkiin. (The recipient of the transfer is the central bank.)

Relation to other forms: Keskuspankkiin is one case form of keskuspankki; other forms include keskuspankin (genitive), keskuspankkia (partitive), and keskuspankki (nominative). The term refers to the institution itself in its base form, while keskuspankkiin is used specifically to denote destination or movement toward the central bank.