To sign *naked*, start with both hands in an open '8' handshape, meaning your fingers are spread wide but your middle fingers are bent inward. Place the tips of your bent middle fingers on your upper chest. Finally, brush both hands downward along your chest in a smooth motion, as if you are brushing off your clothes.
First, establish the subject by signing 'baby' and 'run'. Then, use the sign for 'naked' by brushing your middle fingers down your chest to describe their lack of clothing.
Point to yourself, sign 'naked' using the downward brushing motion on your chest, and then follow up with the signs for 'need' and 'get dressed'.
Sign 'he', 'blanket', and then use the sign for 'naked' to explain his state. The downward brushing motion emphasizes the bareness of his body.
First, establish the subject by signing 'baby' and 'run'. Then, use the sign for 'naked' by brushing your middle fingers down your chest to describe their lack of clothing.
Point to yourself, sign 'naked' using the downward brushing motion on your chest, and then follow up with the signs for 'need' and 'get dressed'.
Sign 'he', 'blanket', and then use the sign for 'naked' to explain his state. The downward brushing motion emphasizes the bareness of his body.
Yes, another common variation involves brushing the bent middle finger of your dominant hand across the back of your non-dominant hand. However, the chest version shown here is specifically used to emphasize a bare or nude body.
While the concept is related, the chest variation is almost exclusively used for a naked body. If you want to say a box or a room is *empty*, you should use the variation signed on the back of your non-dominant hand.
Yes, your bent middle fingers should make light physical contact with your upper chest as you begin the sign, maintaining that gentle contact as you brush downward.
