No. 1,640 in Dutch
minste
"Minste" means "least" in English.
In a sentence
Van al mijn vrienden vertrouw ik hem het minste.
Of all my friends, I trust him the least.
The word 'minste' is used as a superlative adverb to indicate the lowest degree of trust.
Het heeft de minste aandacht gekregen van allemaal.
It has gotten the least attention of them all.
Here, 'minste' is employed as a superlative adjective modifying 'attention' to denote the smallest amount.
Ik heb het minste moeite gedaan om het project af te ronden.
I made the least effort to finish the project.
In this case, 'minste' describes the smallest degree of effort experienced.
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