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Il concorrente ha scritto un testo molto coinvolgente.

Il concorrente ha scritto un testo molto coinvolgente.
The competitor wrote a very engaging text.
From Lesson 201:Present participle (-ante, -ente)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Il concorrente ha scritto un testo molto coinvolgente.

Where does the word concorrente come from?
Concorrente is the present participle of the verb concorrere (to compete or participate). In Italian, present participles are frequently used as nouns to describe the person doing the action. Here, il concorrente literally translates to 'the competing one', which gives us 'the competitor'.
Is coinvolgente also a present participle?
Exactly! It is the present participle of the verb coinvolgere (to involve or engage). In this sentence, it is used as an adjective to describe the text. Just like English uses the '-ing' ending to make adjectives (like 'engaging' or 'interesting'), Italian uses present participles ending in -ente or -ante.
How would the adjective coinvolgente change if we were talking about multiple texts?
It would become coinvolgenti. Present participles used as adjectives always end in -e in the singular, which means they do not change based on gender. To make them plural, you simply change the -e to an -i, giving us testi molto coinvolgenti.
Just as a refresher, why is the past tense verb ha scritto and not something like 'ha scrivuto'?
The verb scrivere (to write) has an irregular past participle. Instead of following the normal rule for -ere verbs, it forms scritto. Because it uses avere as its helper verb in the passato prossimo, the -o ending does not change to match the subject.

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