To sign 'deserve', hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you with the palm facing up. Place your dominant hand open over the non-dominant palm, then sweep it backward toward your body while closing it into a fist. This motion mimics grabbing or gathering something off your palm, symbolizing claiming what you have earned.
Point to the person, sign 'deserve' by sweeping your dominant hand into a fist over your flat non-dominant hand, and finish with the sign for 'break'.
Point to the person, sign 'deserve', and then sign 'win' by sweeping your dominant hand across your body and closing it into a fist.
Sign 'I', 'work', and 'hard', then point to yourself and sign 'deserve' to show you have earned the reward.
Point to the person, sign 'deserve' by sweeping your dominant hand into a fist over your flat non-dominant hand, and finish with the sign for 'break'.
Point to the person, sign 'deserve', and then sign 'win' by sweeping your dominant hand across your body and closing it into a fist.
Sign 'I', 'work', and 'hard', then point to yourself and sign 'deserve' to show you have earned the reward.
Yes, in ASL, 'deserve' and 'earn' share the exact same sign. The context of your sentence and your facial expressions will make it clear which English concept you are conveying.
Yes, your dominant hand should lightly brush or sweep across the surface of your flat non-dominant palm as it pulls back and closes into a fist.
Yes! Because the sign conceptually relates to gathering what is owed to you, it is frequently used to mean 'income', 'salary', or 'wages' depending on the context.
