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Non potremo scappare dal destino.

Non potremo scappare dal destino.
We will not be able to escape from destiny.
From Lesson 114:Future tense of stem-dropping verbs (andrò, vedrò)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Non potremo scappare dal destino.

Why is the verb form potremo instead of "poteremo"?
Potremo is the future tense "we" form of potere (to be able to / can). Potere is an irregular verb in the future tense: it drops the "e" from its stem, becoming potr- instead of "poter-". Then you add the regular future ending -emo for "we".
Why is scappare left in the infinitive?
It directly follows a conjugated modal verb (potere). In Italian, when a verb follows a modal like potere, dovere (must), or volere (want), the second verb stays in its dictionary form (the infinitive).
Why does the sentence use dal destino instead of just da destino?
In Italian, abstract nouns and broad concepts like destino (destiny) usually require a definite article (il). Because the verb scappare (to escape) takes the preposition da (from), we have to combine da and il into the articulated preposition dal.
Why do we use the preposition da (from) here instead of di?
When talking about physical or metaphorical movement away from something, like escaping from a place or a situation, Italian uses da. You would generally only use di to mean "from" when stating the city you originate from (like Sono di Roma).

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