This mode is used when the action of the secondary clause co-occurs simultaneously with the action of the main clause.

Preverbs often introduce the verbs in this mode, because the meaning of the preverb sets up the phrase in a way that a conjunct sub-phrase of this mode is needed. Some verbs incorporate the preverb as a root into the verb stem and consequently use this conjunct mode without a preverb.

The changed conjunct mode uses initial change plus the conjunct endings.

VII Conjunct Endings (Vowel ending stems)

Conjugation paradigm	Meaning
(stem)-(k)	3rd sg: it, them —

Negative Conjugation paradigm	Meaning
Ustah (stem)-(kw)	3rd sg: it, them —- not

Example using ksutaaw vii it is warm with the preverb aanih-– because

Aānih-ksutaak.               
Because it is warm. (Because they are warm).


Ustah aanih-ksutaakw.      
Because it is not warm.  Because they are not warm.

More examples using the preverb aanih-

aanih pv because, in the way it… or how it …

Wŭnút aanih-mxaak.   
It is pretty because it is big.  

Wunut aanih- ustah -mxahtaak.   
Its pretty because it is not snowing a lot.

Tahaθuw aanih-mxahtaak.  
It is cold because it is snowing a lot.  

tahaθuw vii it is cold  

Mxih wŭnút aanih-wunahkamaak.   
It is very good because it is a good day.  
(wunahkamaaw vii be a good day)   

Ustah wunahkamaawih aanih- ustah mxahtaakw.   
It is not a good day because it is not snowing a lot..

Examples using the preverb aatan-–

aatan-– when or where

Ustah ahtaawih aatan-mxahtaak.  
It wasn't there when it snowed a lot.

VIIs ending in consonants interact phonologically with the conjunct endings slightly differently than vowel ending verb stems.

VII Conjunct (Consonant ending stems)

Stem type	Final ending	Example	End result
(stem-n)+(k)	(stem-k)	chiinxun+k	chiinxuk
(stem-at)+(k)	(stem-ahk)	wuniipookwat+k	waaniipookwahkw
(stem-ut)+(k)	(stem-ihk)	wunut+k	waanihk

chiinxun vii makes noise, sound (John3.8)

Chiinxun.
It makes noise.

Chiinxunah.
They make noise.

Aānih-chiinxuk. 
Because it makes noise.  Because they make noise.

Nih wuniipookwat? 
Does it taste good?  Do they taste good? 

Aānih-wuniipookwahk.
Because it is tastes good. Because they taste good. 

Wunut. 
It is nice. 

Wunutah. 
They are nice. 

Aānih-wunihk. 
Because it is nice.  Because they are nice.

VII Negative Conjunct (Consonant ending stems)

singular
ustah (stem)-ookw

Examples using anaxun vii be empty ; wuniipookwat vii taste good ; anut vii be rotten

Aānih-anaxuk.  
Because it is empty.  Because they are empty.  

Ustah aanih-anaxunookw.     
Because it is not empty.  Because they are not empty.  

Aānih-wuniipookwahk. 
Because it tastes good.  Because they taste good.  

Ustah aanih-wuniipookwatookw.     
Because it does not taste good.

Aānih-aníhk          
Because it rotted.  Because they rotted. 


Ustah aanih-anútookw         
Because it, they rotted not.

Examples using the preverb aatan-– when or where

Kiipihnaan aatan-ksáxuk.  
They (inan.) fall when its windy.  

Wuláhkamaaw aatanih- ustah -sookŭnąąnookw.   
When it is not raining its a nice day.

VIIs with unstable stems

VIIs with Unstable Stems Ending in -ąą

Some VIIs with stems ending in -ąą shift this vowel to -aa before 3rd person neutral mode w endings.

Neutral mode negative constructs also cause the vowel to shift to -aa-.

The true stem vowel -ąą- is used before conjunct endings.

These verb stems are referred to as ‘unstable’ because of this shift in the stem ending vowel.

Stable stems exist which end in -aa but these stems use the same vowel in all verb forms.

Mode	Stem vowel	Ending added	Negatives
Indic Indep Sg	(stem-ąą)	(stem-aaw)	ustah (stem-aawih)
Indic Indep Pl	(stem-ąą)	*(stem-aawan)**	ustah (stem-aawiin)**
Conjunct	(stem-ąą)	(stem-ąąk)	ustah (stem-ąąkw)

*contracts to aan
**contracted from aawiiwan

VII Unstable Stems Ending in (ii)

Some VIIs listed as ending in (-uw) actually have stems ending in (ii):

Such stems morph the (ii) to (u) when a 3rd person ‘’w ending’‘ is added.

The true stem vowel (-ii) is used before conjunct endings and in neutral mode negative constructs. This behavior differs from the unstable (ąą) stems.

Endings type	Inflection Result	Negatives
(stem-ii) + indic mode endings	(stem-uw)	ustah (stem-iiwih)
(stem-ii) + plural indic mode endings	(stem-uwan)	ustah (stem-iiwiin)
(stem-ii) + conjunct endings	(stem-iik)	ustah (stem-iikw)

Examples:

Pasíhnaaw.  
It is split in two.   

Ustah wunutóowih aanih-pasíhnąąk.   
Its not pretty because it split in two.  
(vii's ending in -ihnaaw have unstable stems in -ąą)  



Θookahnaaw.   
It spilled.  

Ustah wunutoowih aanih-θookahnąąk.   
It is no good because it spilled.  

Kahnah niipan chąąchupaayuwan.   
My arrows really are sharp.

chąąchupaayuw vii-ii be sharp, pointed (s110)

Stah niipan chąąchupaayiiwiin. 
My arrows are not sharp. (s33)

Wunut aanih- niipan -chąąchupaayiik. 
It is good that my arrows are sharp.