Form your dominant hand into an index finger pointing forward. Starting near your body, extend your arm outward and forward as if pointing to something far away. To emphasize the distance, squint your eyes and tilt your head slightly back as you point.
Sign 'distant' with exaggerated squinting and a longer, slower arm extension to show that the mountains are very far away.
Use the sign for 'distant' while pointing outward to indicate the city is far away, pairing it with the sign for 'city'.
Sign 'distant' before 'light' to establish that the light source is far off in the background, making sure to use the squinting facial expression.
Sign 'distant' with exaggerated squinting and a longer, slower arm extension to show that the mountains are very far away.
Use the sign for 'distant' while pointing outward to indicate the city is far away, pairing it with the sign for 'city'.
Sign 'distant' before 'light' to establish that the light source is far off in the background, making sure to use the squinting facial expression.
To show extreme distance, extend your arm much slower, squint your eyes tighter, and open your mouth slightly (often called the 'ah' mouth morpheme). The slower the movement, the further the distance.
Yes, 'distant' and 'far' use the exact same sign. The context of your sentence will clarify the exact English translation you mean.
Yes! While the standard dictionary form points straight forward, you can point in the actual direction of the distant object if you are referring to a specific real-world location.
