diff --git a/language.zig b/language.zig
index e6cd23d..3e8f82a 100644
--- a/language.zig
+++ b/language.zig
@@ -153,38 +153,6 @@ fn addString(self: *Self, allocator: std.mem.Allocator, bytes: []const u8) !usiz
     return idx;
 }
 
-fn addObject(self: *Self, allocator: std.mem.Allocator, object: std.AutoArrayHashMapUnmanaged([]const u8, JsonInput)) !usize {
-    var entry: ?ObjectEntry = null;
-
-    for (object.keys(), object.values(), 0..) |key, value, times| {
-        const stridx = try self.property_index.add(allocator, key);
-        try self.index.ensureUnusedCapacity(allocator, 1);
-        const vidx = self.index.addOneAssumeCapacity();
-        self.index.set(vidx, @unionInit(JsonValue, std.meta.activeTag(value), self.addValue(allocator, value)));
-        if (times == 0) {
-            entry = ObjectEntry{
-                .len = object.entries.len,
-                .property_idx = stridx,
-                .value_idx = vidx,
-            };
-        }
-    }
-
-    try self.index.ensureUnusedCapacity(allocator, 1);
-    const idx = self.index.addOneAssumeCapacity();
-    if (entry) |e| {
-        self.index.set(idx, .{ .object = e });
-        return idx;
-    } else {
-        self.index.set(idx, .{ .object = ObjectEntry{
-            .len = 0,
-            .property_idx = 0,
-            .value_idx = 1,
-        } });
-        return idx;
-    }
-}
-
 fn addEmptyObject(self: *Self, allocator: std.mem.Allocator) !usize {
     try self.index.ensureUnusedCapacity(allocator, 1);
     const idx = self.index.addOneAssumeCapacity();
@@ -197,33 +165,6 @@ fn addEmptyObject(self: *Self, allocator: std.mem.Allocator) !usize {
     return idx;
 }
 
-fn addArray(self: *Self, allocator: std.mem.Allocator, array: []JsonInput) !usize {
-    var entry: ?ArraySlice = null;
-    for (array, 0..) |value, times| {
-        try self.index.ensureUnusedCapacity(allocator, 1);
-        const idx = self.index.addOneAssumeCapacity();
-        self.index.set(idx, @unionInit(JsonValue, std.meta.activeTag(value), self.addValue(allocator, value)));
-        if (times == 0) {
-            entry = ArraySlice{
-                .start = idx,
-                .len = array.len,
-            };
-        }
-    }
-    try self.index.ensureUnusedCapacity(allocator, 1);
-    const idx = self.index.addOneAssumeCapacity();
-    if (entry) |e| {
-        self.index.set(idx, .{ .array = e });
-        return idx;
-    } else {
-        self.index.set(idx, .{ .array = ArraySlice{
-            .start = 0,
-            .len = 0,
-        } });
-        return idx;
-    }
-}
-
 fn addEmptyArray(self: *Self, allocator: std.mem.Allocator) !usize {
     try self.index.ensureUnusedCapacity(allocator, 1);
     const idx = self.index.addOneAssumeCapacity();
@@ -248,17 +189,6 @@ fn addNull(self: *Self, allocator: std.mem.Allocator) !usize {
     return idx;
 }
 
-fn addValue(self: *Self, allocator: std.mem.Allocator, value: JsonInput) !void {
-    switch (value) {
-        .null => try self.addNull(allocator),
-        .bool => try self.addBool(allocator, value.bool),
-        .number => try self.addNumber(allocator, value.number),
-        .string => try self.addString(allocator, value.string),
-        .array => try self.addArray(allocator, value.array),
-        .object => try self.addObject(allocator, value.object),
-    }
-}
-
 fn getProperty(self: *Self, index: []const u8) ?StringIndex {
     return self.property_index.string_table.get(index);
 }
@@ -435,18 +365,7 @@ test getValue {
 
     const json =
         \\  {
-        \\    "name": "Yuzu",
-        \\    "author": true,
-        \\    "age": 15,
-        \\    "address": {
-        \\      "street": 1,
-        \\      "deeply_nested": {
-        \\         "k": 5,
-        \\         "socialist": "expansion",
-        \\         "idk": {"a":"b"}
-        \\      }
-        \\    },
-        \\    "offset": "yes"
+        \\    "array": [1,2,3,[4,5,6]]
         \\  }
     ;
 
@@ -543,7 +462,7 @@ pub fn parse(self: *Self, tokenizer: *Tokenizer) !usize {
                 else => return error.InvalidSyntax,
             }
         },
-        .object_end => {
+        .object_end, .array_end => {
             defer tokenizer.skipWhitespace();
             assert(query.pop() != null);
 
@@ -552,25 +471,66 @@ pub fn parse(self: *Self, tokenizer: *Tokenizer) !usize {
             token = next;
             switch (next.type) {
                 .comma => continue :flag .comma,
-                .object_end, .array_end => |t| continue :flag t,
+                .object_end, .array_end => continue :flag next.type,
                 else => return error.InvalidSyntax,
             }
         },
+        .array_begin => {
+            defer tokenizer.skipWhitespace();
+
+            // order matters
+            const parent_idx = query.get(query.len - 1);
+
+            const idx_ptr = try query.addOne();
+
+            idx_ptr.* = try self.addEmptyArray(allocator);
+            self.index.set(idx_ptr.*, .{ .array = ArraySlice{
+                .len = 0,
+                .start = idx_ptr.* + 1,
+            } });
+
+            switch (self.index.get(parent_idx)) {
+                .array => |slice| {
+                    self.index.set(parent_idx, .{ .array = ArraySlice{
+                        .len = slice.len + 1,
+                        .start = if (slice.len == 0) idx_ptr.* else slice.start,
+                    } });
+                },
+                else => {},
+            }
+
+            const next = it.next() orelse return error.InvalidSyntax;
+            token = next;
+            switch (next.type) {
+                .property => return error.InvalidSyntax,
+                else => continue :flag next.type,
+            }
+        },
         .true, .false => {
             defer tokenizer.skipWhitespace();
-
-            _ = try self.addBool(allocator, if (token.type == .true) true else false);
+            const idx = try self.addBool(allocator, if (token.type == .true) true else false);
+            const parent_idx = query.get(query.len - 1);
+            switch (self.index.get(parent_idx)) {
+                .array => |slice| {
+                    self.index.set(parent_idx, .{ .array = ArraySlice{
+                        .len = slice.len + 1,
+                        .start = if (slice.len == 0) idx else slice.start,
+                    } });
+                },
+                else => {},
+            }
 
             const next = it.next() orelse return error.InvalidSyntax;
             token = next;
             switch (next.type) {
                 .comma => continue :flag .comma,
-                .object_end => continue :flag .object_end,
+                .object_end, .array_end => continue :flag next.type,
                 else => return error.InvalidSyntax,
             }
         },
         .string => {
             defer tokenizer.skipWhitespace();
+            const parent_idx = query.get(query.len - 1);
 
             const next = it.next() orelse return error.InvalidSyntax;
             switch (next.type) {
@@ -578,8 +538,17 @@ pub fn parse(self: *Self, tokenizer: *Tokenizer) !usize {
                     continue :flag .property;
                 },
                 else => |t| {
-                    _ = try self.addString(allocator, token.value.?.string);
+                    const idx = try self.addString(allocator, token.value.?.string);
                     allocator.free(token.value.?.string);
+                    switch (self.index.get(parent_idx)) {
+                        .array => |slice| {
+                            self.index.set(parent_idx, .{ .array = ArraySlice{
+                                .len = slice.len + 1,
+                                .start = if (slice.len == 0) idx else slice.start,
+                            } });
+                        },
+                        else => {},
+                    }
 
                     token = next;
                     continue :flag t;
@@ -589,13 +558,23 @@ pub fn parse(self: *Self, tokenizer: *Tokenizer) !usize {
         .number => {
             defer tokenizer.skipWhitespace();
 
-            _ = try self.addNumber(allocator, token.value.?.number);
+            const parent_idx = query.get(query.len - 1);
+            const idx = try self.addNumber(allocator, token.value.?.number);
+            switch (self.index.get(parent_idx)) {
+                .array => |slice| {
+                    self.index.set(parent_idx, .{ .array = ArraySlice{
+                        .len = slice.len + 1,
+                        .start = if (slice.len == 0) idx else slice.start,
+                    } });
+                },
+                else => {},
+            }
 
             const next = it.next() orelse return error.InvalidSyntax;
             token = next;
             switch (next.type) {
                 .comma => continue :flag .comma,
-                .object_end => continue :flag .object_end,
+                .object_end, .array_end => continue :flag next.type,
                 else => return error.InvalidSyntax,
             }
         },