Pankkitilille

Pankkitilille is an Estonian grammatical form meaning “to the bank account.” It is the allative case form of the noun pankkitili (bank account) and is created by adding the suffix -le. The allative marks direction toward a recipient or destination of an action, and pankkitilille is commonly used in financial language to indicate the target of payments, transfers, or deposits.

In practical use, pankkitilille appears in contexts such as domestic money transfers and invoicing where funds are directed to a specified bank account. It can be combined with verbs of giving or sending, for example in phrases describing that money is paid to a bank account or transferred to a bank account. The form is also visible in online banking interfaces and payment instructions, where the recipient’s bank account is the destination of a transaction. While the term itself is a grammatical form, its meaning is understood through the broader concept of directing financial transactions to an account.

In Estonian grammar, pankkitilille is one of several allative forms used to indicate destination. It is distinct from illative forms that denote movement into something (for example, the illative suffix -sse). The use of pankkitilille requires accurate account identifiers (such as IBAN) when used in real transactions.

See also: pankki (bank), pankkitili (bank account).