tenminste How to translate?
Hi, Can somebody please help me translating the sentence:

Ik vind Nederlands tenminste geen moeilijke taal.

Context:
- Vind je Nederlands een moeilijke taal?
- Nee, Nederlands is niet moeilijk. Ik vind Nederlands tenminste geen moeilijke taal

What I think it is:
-Do you think Dutch is a difficult language?
-No, Dutch is not difficult...
*****And here comes the confusion:)
Is it:
At least I don't think that Dutch is difficult (with stress on I)
or
I find Dutch, at least not a difficult language. (google translater verstion)
or
I think that Dutch is least difficult language.
or
Maybe something else, you tell me:)

Thank you in advance:)
Dank je:)Yes, there is a typo and the last variant should be:
I think that Dutch is the least difficult language.

However:

The dictionary articles say:

tenminste - at least (adverb)

minste - least (pronoun) so the least would be het minst/minste

So what is the difference and what is the correct translation of the phrase?

Guys please reply only if you are native Dutch speakers from Nederlands:)

Question

tenminste How to translate?
Hi, Can somebody please help me translating the sentence:

Ik vind Nederlands tenminste geen moeilijke taal.

Context:
- Vind je Nederlands een moeilijke taal?
- Nee, Nederlands is niet moeilijk. Ik vind Nederlands tenminste geen moeilijke taal

What I think it is:
-Do you think Dutch is a difficult language?
-No, Dutch is not difficult...
*****And here comes the confusion:)
Is it: 
At least I don't think that Dutch is difficult (with stress on I)
or 
I find Dutch, at least not a difficult language. (google translater verstion)
or
I think that Dutch is least difficult language.
or 
Maybe something else, you tell me:)

Thank you in advance:)
Dank je:)Yes, there is a typo and the last variant should be:
I think that Dutch is the least difficult language.

However:

The dictionary articles say:

tenminste - at least (adverb)

minste - least (pronoun) so the least would be het minst/minste

So what is the difference and what is the correct translation of the phrase?

Guys please reply only if you are native Dutch speakers from Nederlands:)

Answer

As a native Dutch speaker I always use the 1st example myself, so it will be:

At least "I" don't think that Dutch is difficult (with stress on I)

Answer

I think that Dutch is the least difficult language.

We need to include the definite article "the" to indicate the superlative: least difficult language. There can only be one least difficult language so we use "the".

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