Me gusta la albahaca en particular.

Because gustar works differently from to like in English.

In Spanish, gustar literally works more like to be pleasing to someone. So:

• Me gusta la albahaca = Basil is pleasing to me
• natural English meaning: I like basil

So:

• me = to me
• gusta = is pleasing
• la albahaca = the basil / basil

Yo gusto would usually not mean I like. It can mean something more like I am pleasing or I am liked, depending on context, which is not what you want here.

Because the verb agrees with what is being liked, not with the person who likes it.

Here, the thing being liked is la albahaca, which is singular, so you use gusta.

• Me gusta la albahaca = I like basil
• Me gustan las hierbas = I like herbs

A quick way to think about it:

• singular thing liked → gusta
• plural things liked → gustan

Even though English says I like, Spanish is really structured around basil pleases me, so the verb matches basil.

Spanish often uses the definite article with nouns when talking about things in a general sense, especially with foods, animals, and abstract nouns.

So la albahaca can mean basil in general, not necessarily one specific bunch of basil sitting on the table.

Examples:

• Me gusta el café. = I like coffee.
• No como la carne. = I don’t eat meat.
• Me encanta la albahaca. = I love basil.

In English, we often leave the article out in these cases, but in Spanish it is very common to include it.

Yes, albahaca is a feminine noun, so it takes la:

• la albahaca

That is why the sentence says la albahaca and not el albahaca.

You usually just learn the noun together with its article:

• la albahaca = basil

That helps you remember the gender correctly.

En particular means in particular, particularly, or especially, depending on context.

In this sentence:

• Me gusta la albahaca en particular.

the idea is something like:

• I like basil in particular
• I especially like basil

It suggests that basil stands out among other herbs, foods, or options.

So the speaker may like several things, but basil is the one they want to single out.

Yes, it can move around somewhat, though some placements sound more natural than others.

The original sentence:

• Me gusta la albahaca en particular.

is correct and natural.

You could also say:

• En particular, me gusta la albahaca.
• La albahaca me gusta en particular.
  This is possible, but it is less neutral and may sound more marked or stylistic.

In everyday speech, the original version is a good choice. It clearly adds the idea of especially / in particular at the end.

Yes. All of these can work, but they are not always used in exactly the same way.

• Me gusta la albahaca en particular. = I like basil in particular.
• Me gusta particularmente la albahaca. = I particularly like basil.
• Me gusta especialmente la albahaca. = I especially like basil.

A simple way to think about it:

• en particular often sounds like you are picking one item out from a group
• particularmente is a bit more formal or adverbial
• especialmente often sounds the most natural for especially

All are understandable, but en particular is perfectly fine in your sentence.

No, you do not need a mí here.

• Me gusta la albahaca en particular. is already complete.

The me already tells us who likes it: to me.

You add a mí mostly for emphasis, contrast, or clarity:

• A mí me gusta la albahaca, pero a mi hermano no.
  = I like basil, but my brother doesn’t.

So:

• without emphasis: Me gusta la albahaca en particular.
• with emphasis or contrast: A mí me gusta la albahaca en particular.

Because Spanish often leaves subject pronouns out when they are not needed.

In this sentence, me already shows the person involved, so yo is unnecessary.

Spanish commonly does this:

• Me gusta la albahaca.
• Prefiero el cilantro.
• No como carne.

You can include yo for emphasis, but it would be unusual to add it without a reason.

Albahaca is pronounced approximately like:

• ahl-bah-AH-kah

A few helpful notes:

• the h is silent in Spanish
• the stress falls on the next-to-last syllable: a-lba-HA-ca

So you do not pronounce the h at all.

Yes, it is natural and correct.

Me gusta la albahaca en particular sounds like something someone might say when talking about herbs, flavors, foods, or preferences.

That said, depending on the exact situation, many speakers might also say:

• Me gusta especialmente la albahaca.
• La albahaca me gusta mucho.
• De todas, me gusta la albahaca.

But your original sentence is absolutely good Spanish and easy to understand.

Usually it means that basil stands out, not necessarily that it is the only thing you like.

So the sentence suggests:

• you may like several herbs or ingredients
• but basil in particular is the one you want to highlight

If you wanted to say basil is the only one you like, you would normally need stronger wording, for example:

• Solo me gusta la albahaca. = I only like basil.
• La única que me gusta es la albahaca. = The only one I like is basil.

So en particular usually adds emphasis, not exclusivity.