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Les vêtements sont rangés dans l'armoire.

Les vêtements sont rangés dans l'armoire.
The clothes are put away in the wardrobe.
From Lesson 238:Clothes and the wardrobe·French

Questions & Answers about Les vêtements sont rangés dans l'armoire.

Why does rangés have an s at the end?
Here, the past participle of ranger (to tidy or put away) is used as an adjective. Because it describes Les vêtements, which is a masculine plural noun, it needs an s to match.
Is vêtements always plural, like the English word clothes?
Not always! While English uses clothes almost exclusively in the plural, French commonly uses the singular un vêtement to mean a single piece of clothing or a garment. Here it is plural to mean clothes generally.
Is sont rangés in the passé composé (past tense) here?
It looks exactly like the passé composé, but this is actually the present tense describing a state (the passive voice). It means the clothes are currently in a state of being put away, rather than focusing on the past action of somebody putting them there.
Does armoire mean an armory where weapons are kept?
No, this is a classic false friend. An armoire is a wardrobe, closet, or cupboard used for storing clothes or household items. An armory would be une armurerie.

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