Syntax

Syntactic actants

Actant 1: whose forehead it is
(a) Genitive
(b) Possessive
Пћт струќлся по лбџ больнћго. Sweat streamed down the patient's forehead.
Бросђется в глазђ её высћкий лћб. The first thing you notice about her is her high forehead.
NB When the word лћб functions as a subject and does not have a descriptive modifier, the construction лћб у + Genitive is often preferred to (a) and (b), above:
Лћб у Натђши большћй и їсный. Natasha has a high, clear forehead.