"The kings" is an English equivalent of "die Könige."
The masculine plural definite "die" means "the." The masculine plural noun "Könige" means "kings." The plural indefinite article is "einige" ("some").
German: Was die, English: What the.
English: "the tortoise" is German "die Schildkröte".
German= die Schweiz English= Switzerland.
English: "the world" is German: "die Welt".
English: "the cow" is German: "die Kuh".
German: "die Luft" is English: "the air".
English: "the goose" is German: "die Gans".
English: "the tomatoes" are in German "die Tomaten".
English: "the houskeeping" is German: "die Haushaltsführung".
English" the nobility" is German: "die Vornehmheit".
English: "the banana" is German: "Die Banane".
English: "the job" is German: "die Beschäftigung" or "die (einfache) Arbeit".