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Como tengas otra rabieta, nos vamos. Te aviso.

Como tengas otra rabieta, nos vamos. Te aviso.
If you have another tantrum, we are leaving. I am warning you.
From Lesson 259:Conditional warnings (como)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Como tengas otra rabieta, nos vamos. Te aviso.

Why is tengas in the subjunctive here instead of the indicative?
In this sentence, como doesn't mean "how" or "as". When como is placed at the beginning of a sentence and followed by the present subjunctive (tengas), it creates a conditional warning or threat. It means "If you..." but carries a much stronger warning than the normal "if" word, si.
Why isn't it una otra rabieta for "another tantrum"?
In Spanish, the word otro or otra already means "another". You never put un or una in front of it. Saying una otra is a very common trap for English speakers, but it is always incorrect in Spanish.
Why use the present tense nos vamos instead of a future tense for the consequence?
Just like in English ("we are leaving"), Spanish often uses the present tense for immediate, highly certain future actions. Using the present tense of irse (nos vamos) makes the threat feel much more immediate and absolute than the future tense nos iremos would.
I thought avisar meant "to let someone know". Why does it mean "I am warning you" here?
Avisar is a versatile verb. It usually means "to notify" or "to let someone know", but in tense situations with negative consequences like this one, it translates directly to "to warn". Adding te aviso at the end emphasizes that this is a serious threat.

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