Start with both hands in closed fist shapes in front of you, with your palms facing each other or slightly down. Pull both hands back toward your body and slightly downward. As you move them, open your hands into curved '5' shapes with your palms facing down. The motion mimics pulling dirt over something to cover it up or forming a mound of earth.
Sign 'dog' and 'like', then use the sign for 'bury' to show the action of covering the bone with dirt.
Establish the time frame 'tomorrow', mention the 'time capsule', and then sign 'bury' to indicate placing it in the ground.
Sign 'pirate' and 'decide', then use the 'bury' sign to visually represent hiding the treasure under the earth.
Sign 'dog' and 'like', then use the sign for 'bury' to show the action of covering the bone with dirt.
Establish the time frame 'tomorrow', mention the 'time capsule', and then sign 'bury' to indicate placing it in the ground.
Sign 'pirate' and 'decide', then use the 'bury' sign to visually represent hiding the treasure under the earth.
No, this sign specifically refers to physically burying something in the ground with dirt. For figurative phrases like burying your face in a book, you would use different signs to act out that specific visual.
This sign can be used to talk about burying a person, but there are also specific signs for 'funeral' or 'casket' (which mimics lowering a box) that are often used in that context.
No, your hands do not need to touch. They should start slightly apart and move together in a parallel motion, representing two hands working together to move the dirt.
