To sign "hateful," start with both hands in front of your chest, forming "8" handshapes (middle fingers touching your thumbs with the other fingers extended). Face your palms outward, away from your body. Sharply flick your middle fingers forward, opening your hands, while making a facial expression of strong dislike or disgust.
Sign "hateful" by sharply flicking your middle fingers outward with a disgusted facial expression, then sign "comment."
Point to yourself, sign "try," shake your head for "not," and then perform the sharp flicking motion for "hateful."
Point to the people you are referring to, sign "hateful" with an intense facial expression to emphasize the severity, and furrow your eyebrows for the "why" question.
Sign "hateful" by sharply flicking your middle fingers outward with a disgusted facial expression, then sign "comment."
Point to yourself, sign "try," shake your head for "not," and then perform the sharp flicking motion for "hateful."
Point to the people you are referring to, sign "hateful" with an intense facial expression to emphasize the severity, and furrow your eyebrows for the "why" question.
Yes, the core sign is exactly the same. In ASL, the context of your sentence and the intensity of your facial expression will clarify whether you mean the verb "hate" or the adjective "hateful."
While it is most commonly and clearly signed with both hands to show strong emotion, you might occasionally see it signed with just one hand in casual conversation. However, beginners should stick to the two-handed version for clarity.
You start with the "8" handshape on both hands. This means your middle finger and thumb are touching, while your index, ring, and pinky fingers remain extended and pointing generally upward.
