Introduction
The Veps language (also known as Vepsian), spoken by the Vepsians (also known as Veps), belongs to the Baltic-Finnic group of the Finno-Ugric languages.
The verb
Sample verb antta 'to give'
Active
Present
| mina | andan |
| sina | andad |
| hän | andab |
| mö | andam |
| t´ö | andat |
| h´ö | anttaze |
Preterite
| mina | ande̮in |
| sina | ande̮id |
| hän | ande̮i |
| mö | ande̮im |
| t´ö | ande̮it |
| h´ö | antt´ihe |
Potential
| mina | annen |
| sina | anned |
| hän | annob |
| mö | annem |
| t´ö | annet |
| h´ö | anttane |
Conditional
| mina | andaižin |
| sina | andaižid |
| hän | andaiži |
| mö | andaižim |
| t´ö | andaižit |
| h´ö | andaiži |
Perfect
| mina | anni̮žin |
| sina | anni̮žid |
| hän | anni̮ži |
| mö | anni̮žim |
| t´ö | anni̮žit |
| h´ö | anni̮žihe |
Perfect II
| mina | ol´en annu |
| sina | ol´ed annu |
| hän | om annu |
| mö | ol´em anttud |
| t´ö | ol´et anttud |
| h´ö | oma anttud |
Pluperfect
| mina | olin annu |
| sina | olid annu |
| hän | oli annu |
| mö | olim anttud |
| t´ö | olit anttud |
| h´ö | ol´dhe anttud |
Imperative
| (sina) | anda |
| (hän) | ankha |
| (t´ö) | ankam |
| (h´ö) | anttagaha |
Infinitives
| I infinitive: nominative | antta |
| II infinitive: inessive | anttes |
| III infinitive: instructive | antte |
| III infinitive: inessive | andmas |
| III infinitive: elative | andmaspai |
| III infinitive: illative | andmaha |
| III infinitive: abessive | andmata |
| IV infinitive: nominative | andmińe |
| IV infinitive: partitive | andmištš |
Participles
| I participle: nominative | andai |
| I participle: genetive | andjan |
| II participle: nominative sg | annu |
| II participle: nominative pl | annuded |
| II participle: genetive sg | annuden |
| II participle: genetive pl | annužid´e |
| II participle: partitive sg | annut |
| II participle: partitive pl | annužid |
Passive
Tenses
| Present | anttaze |
| Past | antt´ihe |
| Potential | anttane |
| Conditional | anttaiž |
| Perfect | anttanIiz |
| Perfect II | om anttud |
| Pluperfect | ol´dhe anttud |
| Imperative | anttagahe |
Passive participles
| II participle: nominative | anttud |
| II participle: partitive | andhut |
Reflexive
Present
| mina | andame̮i |
| sina | andate̮i |
| hän | andaze |
| mö | andame̮i |
| t´ö | andate̮i |
| h´ö | andaze |
Preterite
| mina | anžime̮i |
| sina | anžite̮i |
| hän | anžihe |
| mö | anžime̮i |
| t´ö | anžite̮i |
| h´ö | anžihe |
Conditional
| mina | andaižime̮i |
| sina | andaižite̮i |
| hän | andaižihe |
| mö | andaižime̮i |
| t´ö | andaižite̮i |
| h´ö | andaižihe |
Perfect
| mina | anni̮ižime̮i |
| sina | andi̮ižite̮i |
| hän | andi̮ižihe |
| mö | anni̮ižime̮i |
| t´ö | andi̮ižite̮i |
| h´ö | andi̮ižihe |
Perfect II
| mina | ol´en annuze |
| sina | ol´ed annuze |
| hän | om annuze |
| mö | ol´em annuze |
| t´ö | ol´et annuze |
| h´ö | oma annuze |
Pluperfect
| mina | olin annuze |
| sina | olid annuze |
| hän | oli annuze |
| mö | olim annuze |
| t´ö | olit annuze |
| h´ö | ol´dhe annuze |
Imperative
| (sina) | ande |
| (hän) | ankahaze |
| (mö) | ankamei |
| (t´ö) | ankate̮i |
| (h´ö) | ankahaze |
Infinitives
| I infinitive | andaze |
| II infinitive | andesaze |
| III infinitive | anmasaze |
| III infinitive | anmahaze |
Participles