| Тђлия дљвушки бІла тћнкая и гќбкая. | The girl's waist was thin and lithe. |
| Красќвый пћяс перехвђтывал её тђлию. | A pretty belt encircled her waist. |
NB When the word тђлия functions as a subject and does not have a descriptive modifier, the construction тђлия у + Genitive is often preferred to (a) and (b), above: | |
| Тђлия у дљвушки бІла тћнкая и гќбкая. | The girl's waist was thin and lithe. |