| Хћхот мальчќшек дћлго преслљдовал егћ. | The boys' laughter haunted him for a long time. |
| Пљтя не мћг забІть ќх хћхот. | Petya could not forget their laughter. |
NB When the word хћхот functions as a subject and does not have a descriptive modifier, the construction хћхот у + Genitive is often preferred to (a) and (b), above: | |
| Хћхот у негћ бІл такћй грћмкий, что Мђша зажђла џши. | His laugh was so loud that Masha covered her ears. |