To sign 'believer', start by signing 'believe': touch your forehead with your dominant index finger, then bring that hand down to clasp your non-dominant hand in front of your chest. Finally, add the 'person' ending by holding both hands flat with palms facing each other, and moving them straight down the sides of your torso.
Sign 'believe' followed by the 'person' marker, then use the sign for 'strong' to emphasize her conviction.
Point to yourself, sign 'believer', and then express the concept of practicing to improve.
Point to the person, sign 'believer', then sign 'ghost', raising your eyebrows to indicate a yes/no question.
Sign 'believe' followed by the 'person' marker, then use the sign for 'strong' to emphasize her conviction.
Point to yourself, sign 'believer', and then express the concept of practicing to improve.
Point to the person, sign 'believer', then sign 'ghost', raising your eyebrows to indicate a yes/no question.
The sign for 'believe' combines 'think' and 'marry' to visually show that you are taking a thought and holding onto it firmly, essentially 'marrying' yourself to that idea or conviction.
The 'person' marker, also known as the agent suffix, is used in ASL to turn a verb into a noun representing a person who performs that action. It functions similarly to the '-er' suffix in English words like 'teacher' or 'believer'.
If you leave off the 'person' marker, you are only signing the verb 'believe'. To specifically mean 'a believer' (the noun), you must include the 'person' marker at the end of the sign.
