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1@NearSternumhigh-PalmForward-1@Chesthigh-TipAcross FastContact 1@FromBackFinger-PalmDown-1@Chesthigh-TipAcross
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American Sign Language
Production
ase
two
1 above and behind the nondominant hand PalmForward 1 Chesthigh with the extended finger pointing to the dominant side
Quickly lower the dominant hand, striking the extended fingers against each other, ending with the dominant hand a short distance below the nondominant hand.
Verb
verb CAN'T
auxiliary verb can't
(ASL gloss) ME CAN'T SPEAK, HEAR WHY? ME DEAF.
"I can't speak or hear because I am deaf."
2006, .oO(Tracy)Oo., ASL, 0:01:36:
ase TURNING-KEY, CAN'T START, REMEMBER YOU? — “He was turning the key. It couldn't start. Do you remember?”
Antonyms
ase S@Sternumhigh-PalmDown-S@Sternumhigh-PalmDown S@Chesthigh-PalmDown-S@Chesthigh-PalmDown CAN