Start with both hands flat in front of your chest. Place your dominant hand on top of your non-dominant hand, with the top palm facing down and the bottom palm facing up. Smoothly rotate both hands so they flip positions, ending with your non-dominant hand on top facing down and your dominant hand on the bottom facing up.
To sign this, you would sign 'SHE BECOME DOCTOR.' ASL does not change the verb for past tense; instead, the past tense is understood from context or by adding a time sign like 'PAST' before the sentence.
Sign 'WEATHER BECOME COLD.' The sign for 'become' acts as the perfect transition word to indicate the shift in the weather's state from its previous condition to being cold.
Sign 'HE BECOME MY BEST FRIEND.' The flipping motion of the hands effectively demonstrates the development and transformation of the relationship over time.
To sign this, you would sign 'SHE BECOME DOCTOR.' ASL does not change the verb for past tense; instead, the past tense is understood from context or by adding a time sign like 'PAST' before the sentence.
Sign 'WEATHER BECOME COLD.' The sign for 'become' acts as the perfect transition word to indicate the shift in the weather's state from its previous condition to being cold.
Sign 'HE BECOME MY BEST FRIEND.' The flipping motion of the hands effectively demonstrates the development and transformation of the relationship over time.
No, ASL uses the exact same sign for both words. In ASL, verbs do not change their form to show tense. Instead, tense is established at the beginning of a conversation using time signs like 'PAST' or 'YESTERDAY'.
Generally, it feels most natural to start with your dominant hand on top, but it is completely acceptable to start with either hand. The most important part of the sign is the complete rotation and flipping of both hands.
Yes! This sign is very versatile. It is commonly used to mean 'become,' 'turn into,' or 'change into' whenever you are describing a transformation from one state, profession, or condition to another.
