Make both hands into teardrop shape (fingertips touching thumb tips). Starting with hands in front of your chest, fingers facing down, move hands away from your body in an upward arc motion. This can also be a directional sign, so hands can move in the direction of something being put in a specific place (ex: to the right or left).
First establish the shelf in your signing space, then use both teardrop-shaped hands to mimic lifting the box and moving it in an upward arc toward that specific location.
Look at the spot you are referring to, then use the teardrop handshapes, moving them in a deliberate arc to land exactly where you want the object placed.
Start with the teardrop hands in front of your chest and move them in a clear arc away from your body, indicating that the item has been moved to a distant or storage location.
First establish the shelf in your signing space, then use both teardrop-shaped hands to mimic lifting the box and moving it in an upward arc toward that specific location.
Look at the spot you are referring to, then use the teardrop handshapes, moving them in a deliberate arc to land exactly where you want the object placed.
Start with the teardrop hands in front of your chest and move them in a clear arc away from your body, indicating that the item has been moved to a distant or storage location.
Not at all! 'Put' is a directional sign. You should physically move your hands toward the actual location where the object is being placed in your signing space, whether that is to your left, right, up high, or down low.
No, this sign is specifically for moving and placing physical objects. If you want to say 'put on a shirt' or 'put on shoes,' ASL uses entirely different signs that mimic the action of dressing yourself.
Yes, the standard sign for 'put' uses both hands in the teardrop shape. However, if you are holding something in one hand in real life, or if the object being discussed is very small, you might see fluent signers modify it to use just one hand.
