Marta ha fatto il bonifico senza che la banca le mandasse nessuna conferma immediata.

Marta made the bank transfer without the bank sending her any immediate confirmation.

Breakdown of Marta ha fatto il bonifico senza che la banca le mandasse nessuna conferma immediata.

• fare: to make
• mandare: to send
• la banca: the bank
• la conferma: the confirmation

Questions & Answers about Marta ha fatto il bonifico senza che la banca le mandasse nessuna conferma immediata.

Why does the sentence use ha fatto il bonifico instead of a simple verb meaning transferred?

In Italian, fare un bonifico is the standard way to say to make a bank transfer.
So ha fatto il bonifico literally means she made the bank transfer.

This is very natural Italian. Even if English often uses to transfer money, Italian commonly prefers the noun phrase:

• fare un bonifico = to make a bank transfer
• ricevere un bonifico = to receive a bank transfer

So this is not a strange workaround; it is the normal expression.

What tense is ha fatto?

Ha fatto is the passato prossimo, a very common Italian past tense.

It is formed with:

• the auxiliary avere → ha
• the past participle of fare → fatto

So:

• Marta ha fatto il bonifico = Marta made / has made the transfer

In everyday Italian, the passato prossimo is very often used for completed past actions.

What exactly does bonifico mean?

Bonifico usually means a bank transfer.

Very often you will also hear:

• bonifico bancario = bank transfer
• fare un bonifico = make a bank transfer

In many contexts, just bonifico is enough because the banking meaning is understood.