To sign 'everytime', you combine the signs for 'every' and 'time'. First, form both hands into 'A' shapes with your thumbs extended upward. Brush the knuckles of your dominant hand down the thumb of your non-dominant hand. Then, change your non-dominant hand to a closed fist facing downward, and tap the back of its wrist with your dominant index finger, as if pointing to a watch.
Sign 'I', 'laugh', then the compound sign 'everytime', followed by 'see', 'that', and 'movie'. Ensure the transition between 'every' and 'time' is fluid.
Establish the condition by signing 'everytime' and 'rain' with raised eyebrows, then sign 'my', 'dog', and 'hide'.
Sign 'she', 'win', 'game', and finish with the sign for 'everytime' to emphasize the repeated outcome.
Sign 'I', 'laugh', then the compound sign 'everytime', followed by 'see', 'that', and 'movie'. Ensure the transition between 'every' and 'time' is fluid.
Establish the condition by signing 'everytime' and 'rain' with raised eyebrows, then sign 'my', 'dog', and 'hide'.
Sign 'she', 'win', 'game', and finish with the sign for 'everytime' to emphasize the repeated outcome.
It is a compound sign made by signing 'every' followed immediately by 'time'. However, in fluent signing, the two signs blend together smoothly into a single fluid motion without a noticeable pause in between.
When signing 'time' on its own, you might tap your wrist twice. However, in the compound sign 'everytime', a single, deliberate tap is usually enough to convey the meaning clearly and keep the sign flowing naturally.
While 'everytime' and 'always' have similar meanings in English, they have distinct signs in ASL. 'Always' is signed by making a continuous circle in the air with your dominant index finger. Use 'everytime' when you specifically mean 'each time' an event occurs.
