diff --git a/src/codegen.zig b/src/codegen.zig
index 236740b..ece996a 100644
--- a/src/codegen.zig
+++ b/src/codegen.zig
@@ -110,9 +110,52 @@ pub const Codegen = struct {
                 };
             },
 
-            // TODO codegen errors
+            .Get => |get| {
+                // TODO rename get.struc to get.target
+                var struc = get.struc.*;
+
+                switch (struc) {
+                    .Variable => |vari| {
+                        // first, we must check if the target is a type
+                        // and emit accordingly
+                        var kv_sym_opt = self.ctx.symbol_table.get(vari.lexeme);
+                        if (kv_sym_opt) |kv| {
+                            var sym = kv.value;
+                            switch (sym) {
+                                .Enum => |map| {
+                                    var val = map.get(get.name.lexeme);
+                                    if (val == null) {
+                                        std.debug.warn(
+                                            "enum {} does not have field {}\n",
+                                            vari.lexeme,
+                                            get.name.lexeme,
+                                        );
+                                    }
+                                    return llvm.LLVMConstInt(llvm.LLVMInt32Type(), val.?.value, 1);
+                                },
+
+                                .Struct => @panic("TODO handle struct"),
+                                else => {
+                                    std.debug.warn("Invalid get target: {}\n", comp.SymbolType(sym));
+                                    return CompileError.EmitError;
+                                },
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        // if not, its likely a variable, we should do it accordingly
+                        // as well
+                        @panic("TODO handle variables");
+                    },
+
+                    else => {
+                        std.debug.warn("Invalid get target: {}\n", ast.ExprType(struc));
+                        return CompileError.EmitError;
+                    },
+                }
+            },
+
             else => {
-                std.debug.warn("Got unexpected expr {}\n", expr.*);
+                std.debug.warn("Got unexpected expr {}\n", ast.ExprType(expr.*));
                 return CompileError.EmitError;
             },
         };