| Кќсти Пљти бІли худІе, тћнкие, а запїстья совсљм дљтские. | Petya's hands were lean and slight, and his wrists looked like the wrists of a small child. |
| Худћжник рассмђтривал её кќсть. | The artist examined her hand. |
NB When the word кќсть functions as a subject and does not have a descriptive modifier, the construction кќсть у + Genitive (or Кќсти рџк + Genitive) is often preferred to (a) and (b), above: | |
| Кќсти у Пљти бІли худІе, тћнкие. | Petya's hands were lean and slight. |
| лљвая/прђвая кќсть | the left/right hand |
| кќсть лљвой/прђвой рукќ | the left/right hand |
| Лљвая кќсть у Пљти былђ поврежденђ в автомобќльной катастрћфе. | Petya's left hand was injured in an automobile accident. |