The adjective belga - meaning Belgian - can be confusing, because it functions differently from other words used to describe nationality, such as:
- italiano, italiana / italiani, italiane (Italian) 
- americano, americana / americani, americane (American) 
- russo, russa / russi, russe (Russian) 
- spagnolo, spagnola / spagnoli, spagnole (Spanish) 
- brasiliano, brasiliana / brasiliani, brasiliane (Brazilian) 
The adjective belga is both the masculine and feminine form. This adjective also has an irregular masculine plural:
- belgi 
 (not belghi)
The forms of belga are:
- belga (m. and f.singular) 
- belgi (m. plural) 
- belghe (f. plural) 


Belga in English is Belgian; Belgium in Italian is Belgio.