No. 1,740 in French
belges
"Belges" means "Belgians" (people from Belgium).
In a sentence
Les étudiants belges sont très compétents.
The Belgian students are very competent.
Here, 'belges' is used as an adjective modifying the noun 'étudiants'.
Nous avons visité des villes belges cet été.
We visited Belgian cities this summer.
In this sentence, 'belges' serves as an adjective again, describing the noun 'villes'.
Ils parlent le français aussi bien que les Belges.
They speak French as well as the Belgians.
Here, 'Belges' is a noun referring to individuals from Belgium.
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