| Запїстья Мђши бІли тћнкие, хрџпкие. | Masha's wrists were thin and fragile. |
| Ћн обхватќл её запїстье. | He grabbed her wrist. |
NB When the word запїстье functions as a subject and does not have a descriptive modifier, the construction запїстье у + Genitive is often preferred to (a) and (b), above: | |
| Запїстья у Мђши бІли тћнкие, хрџпкие. | Masha's wrists were thin and fragile. |
| лљвое/прђвое запїстье | the left/right wrist |
| Лљвое запїстье у Мђши бІло забинтћвано. | Masha's left wrist was bandaged. |
| запїстье лљвой рукќ | the wrist on the left arm |
| запїстье на лљвой рукљ | the wrist on the left arm |