Learn Danish: Jeg bliver aldrig politibetjent selvom det er et vigtigt job. - I will never become a police officer even though it is an important job.

When talking about professions, nationalities, or roles using the verbs være (to be) or blive (to become), Danish usually drops the indefinite article (en or et). Therefore, "become a police officer" translates simply to blive politibetjent.

The English translation says "will never become", but isn't bliver in the present tense?

Yes, bliver is the present tense. Danish frequently uses the present tense to talk about the future, especially when a future context is implied or when using verbs that describe a change of state like blive. You don't need a separate future helping verb here.

Why does aldrig come after bliver instead of before it?

In Danish main clauses, the verb must be in the second position (this is called the V2 rule). Since the subject Jeg takes up the first position, the verb bliver must come next. This forces central adverbs like aldrig (never) to be placed after the verb.

Why does the adjective vigtigt end in a "-t" here?

Adjectives in Danish change their endings to match the gender of the noun they describe. Because the word job is a neuter noun (an et-word), the adjective vigtig (important) adds a -t to become vigtigt.