Syntax

Syntactic actants

Actant 1: whose chest it is
(a) Genitive
(b) Possessive
Онђ прижђлась к грудќ мџжа. She pressed herself to her husband's chest.
Егћ грџдь былђ мускулќстая и волосђтая. His chest was muscular and hairy.
NB When the word грџдь functions as a subject and does not have a descriptive modifier, the construction грџдь у + Genitive is often preferred to (a) and (b), above:
Грџдь у негћ былђ мускулќстая и волосђтая. His chest was muscular and hairy.