To sign "keys", hold your non-dominant hand flat with the palm facing sideways and fingers pointing up, representing a door or lock. Form an "X" handshape with your dominant hand by curling your index finger. Press the knuckle of your dominant index finger against the center of your non-dominant palm. Twist your dominant hand downward a couple of times, just like you are turning a key in a lock. Keep your non-dominant hand completely still during the movement.
Point to yourself for "I", sign "lose" by dropping an imaginary object from your hands, and then sign "keys" by twisting your dominant "X" hand against your flat non-dominant palm.
Sign "your", then "car" by mimicking a steering wheel, followed by "keys". Finish with the sign for "where", keeping your eyebrows furrowed to indicate a WH-question.
Sign "forget" while shaking your head no, point for "your", sign "house" by tracing a roof and walls, and finish with the twisting motion for "keys".
Point to yourself for "I", sign "lose" by dropping an imaginary object from your hands, and then sign "keys" by twisting your dominant "X" hand against your flat non-dominant palm.
Sign "your", then "car" by mimicking a steering wheel, followed by "keys". Finish with the sign for "where", keeping your eyebrows furrowed to indicate a WH-question.
Sign "forget" while shaking your head no, point for "your", sign "house" by tracing a roof and walls, and finish with the twisting motion for "keys".
Yes, you generally twist your dominant hand downward or inward toward yourself, mimicking the natural, everyday motion of turning a key in a lock. A slight double twist is the standard way to indicate the noun form of "keys".
No, this specific sign is only used for physical keys that open locks. If you want to talk about a piano or a computer keyboard, you would use a typing or playing motion with all of your fingers fluttering.
The sign for "keys" uses a twisting motion on your open palm. The sign for "lock" typically involves two "S" handshapes coming together, with the dominant hand twisting and snapping over the non-dominant hand to show a padlock closing.
