To sign "cleaner," start by making the sign for "clean." Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you with the palm facing up. Place your dominant hand flat on top of it, palm facing down, and slide it forward across your non-dominant hand in a single, smooth motion. Then, immediately add the "person" ending (the agent marker) by holding both hands flat with palms facing each other, and moving them straight down in front of your body.
Sign "cleaner" by combining the "clean" motion with the downward person marker, point to your wrist for "time," sign "12," and then sign "arrive."
Sign "we," "need," "hire," "new," and finish with the sign for "cleaner" to clearly indicate the person you are looking to employ.
Point to the person for "she," sign "work," sign "cleaner," and then sign "hospital" by drawing a cross on your upper arm.
Sign "cleaner" by combining the "clean" motion with the downward person marker, point to your wrist for "time," sign "12," and then sign "arrive."
Sign "we," "need," "hire," "new," and finish with the sign for "cleaner" to clearly indicate the person you are looking to employ.
Point to the person for "she," sign "work," sign "cleaner," and then sign "hospital" by drawing a cross on your upper arm.
An agent marker is a suffix added to a verb to indicate a person who performs that action. It is signed by moving both flat hands downward, outlining the sides of a person's body. In this case, adding it to "clean" creates "cleaner."
No, this specific sign (with the person ending) refers to a person whose job is to clean, like a janitor or maid. For a cleaning product, you would typically sign "clean" and then fingerspell the type of product, or use the sign for "spray" or "soap."
Rubbing your hands back and forth changes the grammar of the sign. A single, smooth forward sweep means "clean," while a repeated, scrubbing motion means the ongoing action of "cleaning." For the noun "cleaner," you only need the single sweep.
