Translating "the thought you put into this"

Question

How would I say the following sentence in spanish?

I appreciate the thought you put into this.

Agradezco el pensamiento que pones en esto. ?

Or maybe it's better to say:

I appreciate the thought you gave this.

Thank you!

Answer 1

I would say, Esfuerzo

"Agradezco el esfuerzo que diste a esto."

Pensamiento doesn't work with this context.

Thanks JulianChivis, I didn't pensamiento couldn't be used in this way. - Anna, Apr 24, 2010

Answer 2

I agree with julianchivis. More generally, translation shouldn't mean changing each English word for a corresponding Spanish word, nor even a phrase for a phrase. The art is to take a statement/question/paragraph/book or whatever in one language and write or say it in the other so that its meaning and all its nuances are conveyed to the hearer/reader.

This is not an impossible goal, instead it's a new freedom to perform the function of communication in the way that works best independent of stultifying considerations of exactness or sometimes even grammar..