pankissa

Pankissa is the inessive case form of the Finnish noun pankki, meaning the bank. It expresses a location, roughly translating to “in the bank” or “at the bank.” In Finnish, the inessive is used to describe where something is located, typically with stative verbs such as olla (to be) or seistä (to stand).

The form pankissa is created by adding the locative suffix -ssa/-ssä to the noun pankki. Its closest comparative form for movement into a place is the illative, shown by pankkiin, meaning “into the bank.” Other related locative forms include pankilla (on or at the bank), pankilta (from the bank), and pankin sisällä (inside the bank), illustrating how Finnish distinguishes subtle positions and movements through case endings.

Usage examples:

- Hän on pankissa. (He is in the bank.)

- Kävin pankissa tänään. (I visited the bank today.)

- Siellä on pankkien palveluita pankilla. (There are banking services at the bank.)

Pankissa, like other inessive forms, is a common part of everyday Finnish and is used wherever a speaker needs to indicate location without implying movement toward or away from the place. It is typically learned together with other locative cases and their corresponding meanings.