Syntax

Syntactic actants

Actant 1: whose chin it is
(a) Genitive
(b) Possessive
Мђть потрћгала подборћдок Пљти. Mother touched Petya's chin.
Мђть потрћгала пљтин подборћдок. Mother touched Petya's chin.
Егћ колєчий подборћдок упирђлся мнљ в плечћ. His prickly chin was resting on my shoulder.
NB When the word подборћдок functions as a subject and does not have a descriptive modifier, the construction подборћдок у + Genitive is often preferred to (a) and (b), above:
Подборћдок у негћ бІл колєчий. His chin was prickly.