This is the 239th most frequent Macedonian word.
останатите
"The others" or "the rest."
Here, 'останатите' is used as an adjective to describe 'книги' (books), meaning the rest or the ones that are left out of a group.
Останатите книги се на полицата.
The remaining books are on the shelf.
In this context, 'останатите' functions as a pronoun representing other individuals in the group.
Тој е добар, но останатите се подобри.
He is good, but the others are better.
Here, 'останатите' refers to other people in a context where not everyone from a group attended the meeting.