No. 518 in Macedonian

остане

"Остане" in English means "to stay" or "to remain."

In a sentence

Сакам да остане чиста совеста.
I want to keep my conscience clean.
The word 'остане' is used in a subjunctive form to express the desire for something to stay or remain in a particular state.
Ќе остане уште пет минути.
He will stay for five more minutes.
The word 'остане' is used in a future tense to indicate temporary continuation of the action.
Ако остане, ќе ни помогне.
If he stays, he will help us.
Here, 'остане' is used in a conditional clause to express a possible action depending on certain conditions.

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