| Ляжки девочки были длинные и худые. | The little girl's thighs were long and thin. |
| Брюки плотно облегали его ляжки. | The pants fit snugly around his thighs. |
NB When the word ляжка functions as a subject and does not have a descriptive modifier, the construction ляжка у + Genitive is often preferred to (a) and (b), above: | |
| Ляжки у девочки были длинные и худые. | The little girl's thighs were long and thin. |
| левая/правая ляжка | the left/right thigh |
| Левая ляжка у неё посинела от удара. | She had an enormous bruise on her left thigh. |