I Don't Understand In Asl

American Sign Linguistic communication: "understand"

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Agree your manus upwardly near your forehead. Your index finger is bent and the tip of the index finger is touching the pad of your pollex (your thumbprint).  Then flick your index finger and then that it points upwards.

UNDERSTAND:

Retentivity assistance: Think of a "lite seedling" turning on in your caput.

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DON'T-UNDERSTAND:
Ofttimes students inquire me "How do you sign 'don't'?"  I ever accept to ask them what is the rest of the sentence in which they want to use the concept of "don't." The reason I need to know the rest of the sentence is considering at that place isn't just "ane" sign for "don't." At that place are dozens of ways to limited the concept of "don't" in ASL.  Most of the time the concept is "incorporated" into the movement of the sign and the facial expressions or shaking of the head.
For case, in the sign "don't understand" you express the concept of "don't" by using a negative headshake:

Run into: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_90JOGT0vfs (for a Youtube video prune of don't-UNDERSTAND)

DON'T UNDERSTAND:

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Notes:
Beyond the typical meaning of "comprehend" -- the sign Empathize can in context be used to mean:
"but"
"however"
"but, I want to emphasize that..."
"please understand that"
"keep in mind that"
"get clear on this next point that"

For instance:
Borrow TRUCK FINE, UNDERSTAND, fs-BACK? GAS FULL!
(Yous can borrow my truck but when you bring it back the gas had better exist full!)

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I Don't Understand In Asl,

Source: https://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/u/understand.htm

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