Syntax

Syntactic actants

Actant 1: whose laughter it is
(a) Genitive
(b) Possessive
Смљх дљвушки дћлго звучђл в егћ ушђх. The girl's laughter rang in his ears for a long time.
Её смљх заразќл всљх. Her laughter infected everyone.
NB When the word смљх functions as a subject and does not have a descriptive modifier, the construction смљх у + Genitive is often preferred to (a) and (b), above:
Смљх у дљвушки бІл звћнкий и заразќтельный. The girl had a ringing and infectious laugh.