Object case and a bounded event

A group compares three Estonian examples: „Ma loen raamatut“, „Ma loen selle raamatu läbi“ and „Ma ei loe raamatut“. The task asks for a contextual explanation of the object forms rather than a mechanical English-tense substitution. One learner declares that raamatu proves the book has already been finished, even though loen is present and the sentence can describe a plan. Another inserts the nominative dictionary form into the negative sentence because it is the form first learned. A third notices that object choice reflects construction, polarity and boundedness. The examples are linguistic exercises, not a record of an actual reader’s completed actions. The group must explain the contrast while acknowledging that three classroom examples do not supply every Estonian object rule.