diff --git a/python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/dsl/expr.py b/python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/dsl/expr.py
index c401e5a2f17..fe4c8eee45a 100644
--- a/python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/dsl/expr.py
+++ b/python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/dsl/expr.py
@@ -961,16 +961,16 @@ def do_evaluate(
 class TemporalFunction(Expr):
     __slots__ = ("name", "options", "children")
     _COMPONENT_MAP: ClassVar[dict[pl_expr.TemporalFunction, str]] = {
-        pl_expr.TemporalFunction.Year: "year",
-        pl_expr.TemporalFunction.Month: "month",
-        pl_expr.TemporalFunction.Day: "day",
-        pl_expr.TemporalFunction.WeekDay: "weekday",
-        pl_expr.TemporalFunction.Hour: "hour",
-        pl_expr.TemporalFunction.Minute: "minute",
-        pl_expr.TemporalFunction.Second: "second",
-        pl_expr.TemporalFunction.Millisecond: "millisecond",
-        pl_expr.TemporalFunction.Microsecond: "microsecond",
-        pl_expr.TemporalFunction.Nanosecond: "nanosecond",
+        pl_expr.TemporalFunction.Year: plc.datetime.DatetimeComponent.YEAR,
+        pl_expr.TemporalFunction.Month: plc.datetime.DatetimeComponent.MONTH,
+        pl_expr.TemporalFunction.Day: plc.datetime.DatetimeComponent.DAY,
+        pl_expr.TemporalFunction.WeekDay: plc.datetime.DatetimeComponent.WEEKDAY,
+        pl_expr.TemporalFunction.Hour: plc.datetime.DatetimeComponent.HOUR,
+        pl_expr.TemporalFunction.Minute: plc.datetime.DatetimeComponent.MINUTE,
+        pl_expr.TemporalFunction.Second: plc.datetime.DatetimeComponent.SECOND,
+        pl_expr.TemporalFunction.Millisecond: plc.datetime.DatetimeComponent.MILLISECOND,
+        pl_expr.TemporalFunction.Microsecond: plc.datetime.DatetimeComponent.MICROSECOND,
+        pl_expr.TemporalFunction.Nanosecond: plc.datetime.DatetimeComponent.NANOSECOND,
     }
     _non_child = ("dtype", "name", "options")
     children: tuple[Expr, ...]
@@ -1003,8 +1003,12 @@ def do_evaluate(
         ]
         (column,) = columns
         if self.name == pl_expr.TemporalFunction.Microsecond:
-            millis = plc.datetime.extract_datetime_component(column.obj, "millisecond")
-            micros = plc.datetime.extract_datetime_component(column.obj, "microsecond")
+            millis = plc.datetime.extract_datetime_component(
+                column.obj, plc.datetime.DatetimeComponent.MILLISECOND
+            )
+            micros = plc.datetime.extract_datetime_component(
+                column.obj, plc.datetime.DatetimeComponent.MICROSECOND
+            )
             millis_as_micros = plc.binaryop.binary_operation(
                 millis,
                 plc.interop.from_arrow(pa.scalar(1_000, type=pa.int32())),
@@ -1019,9 +1023,15 @@ def do_evaluate(
             )
             return Column(total_micros)
         elif self.name == pl_expr.TemporalFunction.Nanosecond:
-            millis = plc.datetime.extract_datetime_component(column.obj, "millisecond")
-            micros = plc.datetime.extract_datetime_component(column.obj, "microsecond")
-            nanos = plc.datetime.extract_datetime_component(column.obj, "nanosecond")
+            millis = plc.datetime.extract_datetime_component(
+                column.obj, plc.datetime.DatetimeComponent.MILLISECOND
+            )
+            micros = plc.datetime.extract_datetime_component(
+                column.obj, plc.datetime.DatetimeComponent.MICROSECOND
+            )
+            nanos = plc.datetime.extract_datetime_component(
+                column.obj, plc.datetime.DatetimeComponent.NANOSECOND
+            )
             millis_as_nanos = plc.binaryop.binary_operation(
                 millis,
                 plc.interop.from_arrow(pa.scalar(1_000_000, type=pa.int32())),